What’s acoustic focusing?
Flow cytometry data quality depends on collecting information from thousands of individual cells as they pass through the laser interrogation point. The acoustic technology within the Omnicyt™ generates ultrasonic waves that act to transport particles to the center of the sample stream (acoustic focusing). The pre-focused stream is injected into the sheath stream, which applies hydrodynamic pressure to the sample (traditional hydrodinamic focusing) . The combination of these two forces results in a narrow core stream and an increased probability that cells are passing single file through optical system.