NC3000 Cell Counter

March 19, 2015

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Regenerative Materials
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Company:

ChemoMetec USA Inc.

Product Name:

NC3000

Catalog Number:

970-3003

The instrument is very intuitive, especially the software. Very simple to use, just 2 buttons on the instrument. The results reporting is also very nice. One thing I have noticed with this instrument overall is that the people who had a hand in designing the instrument are also familiar with the day to day usage of such an instrument, which is not the case with a lot of instruments.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Counting of mammalian cells

Starting Material

Human tissues - bone marrow, adipose, etc

Protocol Overview

Use of the NC3000 nucleated cell viability assay. The vial-1 cassettes were used for live/dead cell staining.

Tips

Be aware of the reagants that may be appropriate to use with different sample types.

Results Summary

Viability counts: viable cell concentration, dead cell concentration, and total cell concentration, and subsequent viability.

Features Summary

Vial-1 cassettes are great because no stains/reagents need to be added to cells, or pippeting. Plug and play unit is very easy to set up and use.

Additional Notes

None

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Summary

The Good

Easy to use, intuitive, and fast.

The Bad

Cost of the disposables is high

The Bottom Line

Great instrument to buy if you do not have major budgetary constraints. Gives information very rapidly and in a nice presentable format. The capabilities are impressive.

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