When working with cell cultures, determination of the number of cells per volume using microscopic techniques is a part of the daily routine. The manual microscopic method commonly used today is relatively time consuming and generally provides results, which depend on the subjective judgement of the operator. |
The NucleoCounter system is a fast alternative to these manual counting methods.
The principle of the technique used in the NucleoCounter is the well known method of fluorescence microscopy, implemented in a small, highly advanced fluorescence microscope combined with a CCD camera and hardware-based image analysis.