Flow Cytometry

The facility provides a centralized flow cytometry and cell sorting service to researchers and collaborators at the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research. It covers a wide range of applications that include mouse satellite cells, lung endothelial cells, cardiomyocytes, and diverse samples for gene expression, cell cycle and multi-colour phenotyping.

BioSorter

The BioSorter is a large particle sorter equipped with all options for isolating a range of different sized entities e.g. mouse pancreatic islets, adipocytes, myofibers and zebrafish.

FACSAria III sorter

This state-of-the-art cell sorter has 4-lasers and 11 fluorescence emission channels.

MACS-Classic sorter

This magnetic bead based sorter is used for the pre-enrichment of rare populations.

Analyzers

LSR Fortessa

5-lasers with 18 emission channels.

FacsCanto

3-Lasers with 9-emission channels.