ChemoMetec YC-100 - Manual (Page 11)

Introduction and intended use
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Introduction and intended use
The NucleoCounter YC-100 is intended to be used for the determination of yeast cell
concentration in sample containing dispersed yeast cells in suspension.
The NucleoCounter YC-100 has been developed
to count dispersed yeast cells in suspension
The instrument is a part of the NucleoCounter YC-100 system, which also comprises a
disposable NucleoCassette and a lysis buffer (Reagent Y100).
The NucleoCounter YC-100 system allows reliable, fast and objective cell counting to be
carried out based on an automated method of fluorescence microscopy. The system
enables the user to stain and count cells with good protection against being exposed to
potentially hazardous DNA staining dyes.
The NucleoCounter YC-100 is developed as a stand-alone instrument but optionally it
can be connected to a computer via an USB-interface. When connected to a computer
the NucleoView software offers various features such as documentation of the obtained
results. For further description of the software please refer to the NucleoView User’s
Guide.
The NucleoCounter YC-100 has the ChemoMetec part number 900-0300. Refer to section
10.1 with respect to other part numbers of the items of the NucleoCounter YC-100
system.
The NucleoCounter YC-100 system is not intended for human or veterinary diagnostic
purposes.