The new MSP Model 5000 FlowCytoPrep Sample Preparation System (5000 FCP SPS), available from Copley Scientific, is a biological sample preparation system that automates the
laborious and time-consuming manual steps of flow cytometry. When interfaced with a flow cytometer, the FlowCytoPrep enables truly automated real-time analysis, encompassing
sampling, washing, fixing, staining, diluting and injecting. Highly accurate, reproducible and detailed cell population analysis can be conducted without the need for operator intervention. The FlowCytoPrep operates at speeds of up to one sample every two minutes. Samples are diluted
and processed in a micro-reactor where the surrounding fluid can be arbitrarily exchanged while retaining the cells.