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BD FACSymphony™ A3 Cell Analyzer

BD FACSymphony™  A3 Cell Analyzer

BD FACSymphony™ A3 Cell Analyzer

Product catalog summary
Overview
The BD FACSymphony™ A3 Cell Analyzer is a high-parameter flow cytometry tool designed for advanced cell analysis. It supports up to 30 parameters across five lasers, allowing for detailed phenotyping and cellular subset analysis. This system is part of BD's high-parameter solution, leveraging advancements in instrumentation, fluorochrome development, and bioinformatics.

Specifications
The analyzer features customizable models and optics, with options for different laser wavelengths and power ratings. It supports a range of laser wavelengths from 375 nm to 980 nm and power ratings from 20 mW to 1000 mW. The system is field upgradeable to adapt to evolving research needs.

Reagents and Dyes
BD offers a comprehensive portfolio of dyes and antibodies, including high-parameter dyes developed with Nobel Prize-winning chemistry. These dyes provide improved spectral characteristics, such as increased fluorescence intensity and reduced spillover.

Training and Support
BD provides on-site training and instrument setup, supported by experienced engineers and field application specialists. Training includes instrument characterization and the use of anti-CD4 fluorochrome evaluation kits.

Data Analysis
The system supports high-dimensional data analysis using FlowJo™ software, which includes dimensionality reduction algorithms for identifying unique cell populations.

Additional Features
The BD High Throughput Sampler option automates sample acquisition, compatible with 96- and 384-well plates. The BD FACSFlow™ Supply System increases capacity and reduces maintenance.

Contact Information
BD provides contact details for regional offices worldwide, ensuring global support and service availability.

Legal and Trademark Information
The document includes legal disclaimers and trademark information, emphasizing that the product is for research use only.
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BD FACSymphony A3 Cell Analyzer ™ Special Order Research Product Customized solutions for high-parameter cell analysis

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Built by scientists for scientists

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Driving deeper scientific insights High-parameter flow cytometry is a powerful tool that enables scientists to identify and analyze distinctive phenotypes in heterogeneous populations. Advances in biology and a greater understanding of immunological structure and function allow us to ask more complex questions that require a comprehensive solution. BD FACSymphony™ analyzers, the centerpiece of BD’s high-parameter solution, fully utilize the advancements in instrumentation, fluorochrome development and bioinformatics for discovery in a high-dimensional space. The BD FACSymphony A3 offers 30 parameters...

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Customizable models and optics provide flexibility for your research The BD FACSymphony A3 is a part of the BD FACSymphony family of high-parameter flow cytometers utilizing ultra-quiet VPX electronics, powerful lasers and highly sensitive photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). The BD FACSymphony A3 model provides a smaller footprint, while maintaining the same performance and flexibility of the BD FACSymphony A5 system, up to five lasers and 30 parameters. Each lab’s needs are different, so options are available for lasers of varying wavelength or power rating, number of detectors per laser and optimized...

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Brilliant portfolio of dyes and antibodies offer maximum options for panel design BD’s complete high-parameter solution includes an unparalleled reagent offering. In addition to our broad portfolio of catalog reagents, high-parameter dyes were developed utilizing Nobel Prize winning chemistry to expand the number of colors used simultaneously, as well as replace less favorable dyes. These fluorochromes were selected for their improved spectral characteristics such as increased fluorescence intensity, reduced cross-laser excitation and reduced spillover into other channels. BD FACSymphony users...

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Completing the high-parameter solution On-site training and instrument setup The BD FACSymphony A3 is supported by an elite team of engineers and field applications specialists that provide decades of experience in flow cytometry. On-site training includes instrument setup and characterization with anti-CD4 fluorochrome evaluation kits consisting of individual antibodies conjugated with each available dye. Setting voltages with biological samples allows for the identification of instrument-specific stain indices as well as quantifying spillover spread values. Moderate spread Significant spread...

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Additional options for instrument performance and ease of use BD® High Throughput Sampler option • Automates and accelerates sample acquisition • Compatible with 96- and 384-well plates • <0.5% sample carryover in high-throughput mode BD FACSFlow™ Supply System (FFSS) option • Increases capacity and ease of use while maintaining a stable fluidics pressure • Reduces daily maintenance by incorporating a 20-L BD FACSFlow

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BD Life Sciences – Biosciences Regional Offices Australia Toll free 1.800.656.100 Tel 61.2.8875.7000 Fax 61.2.8875.7200 Canada Tel 866.979.9408 Fax 888.229.9918 China Tel 86.21.3210.4610 Fax 86.21.5292.5191 Latin America / Caribbean Toll free 0800.771.71.57 Tel 55.11.5185.9688 New Zealand Toll free 0800.572.468 Tel 64.9.574.2468 Fax 64.9.574.246 Japan Nippon Becton Dickinson Toll free 0120.8555.90 Fax 81.24.593.3281 Office locations are available on our website. Class 1 Laser Product. For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Cy™ is a trademark of GE Healthcare....

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