Dear Simon, I am not sure what optical gel BD has been using. However, in our previous work, we used a gel from Cargille Labs http://www.cargille.com/opticalgel.shtml Temsch, E.M., Obermayer, R., Dolezel, J., Greilhuber, J.: Application of an optical immersion-gel in a flow cytometer with horizontally oriented objective. - Biotechnic & Histochemistry 76: 11-14, 2001. With the best wishes, Jaroslav ********************************************************** I am pleased to announce publication of the first book on plant flow cytometry: http://www.wiley-vch.de/publish/en/books/bySubjectLS00/ISBN3-527-31487-3/?sID=69583a0477e f2333f7b43b719b83fac7 ********************************************************** Dr. Jaroslav Dolezel Laboratory of Molecular Cytogenetics and Cytometry Institute of Experimental Botany Sokolovska 6 CZ-77200 Olomouc Czech Republic Tel.: (+420) 585 205 852 Fax: (+420) 585 205 853 Email: dolezel@ueb.cas.cz Web: http://www.ueb.cas.cz/Olomouc1/LMCC/lmcc.html ********************************************************** Visit the first forum and blog on plant flow cytometry: FORUM: http://flowerdatabase.20.forumer.com/index.php BLOG: http://flowerdatabase.blogspot.com/ ********************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Monard" <smonard@ibmc.up.pt> To: cyto-inbox Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 2:06 PM Subject: Optical Gel > Can anyone tell me what the optical gel is used by BD between the flow > cells and > collection optics of their instruments. Would it be bad to use silicone > based O > ring lube? What else could be used that can be bought in a regular shop? > Should > it be water based, oil based or other. > > > Simon Monard > Cytometry Lab Manager > IBMC > Rua do Campo Alegre, 823, > 4150-180 Porto - Portugal > Tel +351 226 074 900 ext 3102 . Fax +351 226 099 157 > Cellphone # 919 036 680 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.Received on Wed Mar 19 14:38:00 2008
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