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	COPAS Product Overview
		BIOSORT
		SELECT
		PLUS
		XL
		Options & Reagents

	Technology Overview
		COPAS Sorting Platform
		Measured Parameters
		Software
		Data Output and Archiving
		Sample Loading and Handling
		Application Areas


		COPAS Overview Brochure (PDF File)

The patented Union Biometrica COPAS™ Technology Platforms are the only fully-automated systems for high throughput analysis, sorting, and dispensing of small model organisms, seeds, pollen, as well as "large" particles such as combinatorial chemistry beads. The COPAS instrument enables researchers to measure objects by optical signatures including density and size, and by the presence of fluorescent markers. Today, scientists are relying on automated COPAS™ Technology Platforms to answer demanding research questions without compromising the need for viability, purity, yield, or quantification.

Shown: COPAS system and PC. COPAS stands for Complex Object Parametric Analyzer and Sorter

The COPAS platform is designed for the in-flow measurement of objects ranging in size from 20 – 1500 microns. Each COPAS model features a specially engineered fluidic path and flow cell optimized for a specific subset of that size range to provide maximum speed, accuracy, and throughput depending on application. Most instruments can dispense objects either in bulk receptacles or multiwell plates. Please see the Technology Overview section for more details.

All systems are provided with IBM compatible PC and COPAS software, which is used to control system operation, sorting and dispensing decisions.

All COPAS Systems are covered by a full one-year warranty. At the end of this warranty period, a factory certified engineer performs a preventative maintenance service call to ensure continued high performance.

COPAS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

Each COPAS system features a specially engineered fluidic path and flow cell optimized for a specific object size range to achieve the highest measurement accuracy and sensitivity possible. The table below details the largest object size for each COPAS platform, and also provides general system recommendations based on some sample applications. The applications listed are not exclusive, but simply meant to provide a general overview of system capabilities. For those applications that are not listed, please contact Union Biometrica directly to discuss feasibility.

		BIOSORT	SELECT	PLUS	XL
Largest recommended object size (in microns):		200	350	700	1,500
Application Area	Size/Stage of Object
Caenorhabditis elegans (nematode)*	Embryo to Adult	R	O

	Synchronized Adults		R

Drosophila melanogaster (fruitfly)	Embryo to 1^st instar		R

	1^st to 2^nd instar			R

	3^rd instar				R

Arabidopsis thaliana	Seeds			R

Danio rerio (zebra fish)	Embryo to hatchling				R

Beads, Particles**	20 to 350 microns		R

	30 to 700 microns			R

	100 to 1500 microns				R

	Specialty fluorophores

*Key: R=Recommended O=Optional* * Size resolution not as good as BIOSORT, Fluorescence OK. Speed is reduced by ½. ** Bead sizes are "swollen" sizes in water (not dry). Contact Union Biometrica to discuss customized product solutions.




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