Fluid Imaging Technologies has introduced the Flowcam Particle Analysis Lab Testing Services.
These services are designed to allow the Flowcam particle imaging and analysis system to be used prior to purchase.
It enables research scientists, process engineers and others involved in product development, manufacture and quality assurance to gain access to the system's array of patented imaging and analysis capabilities as a contract service.
The Flowcam automatically takes high resolution, full-colour digital images of particles and cells in a sample and saves them in real time with their corresponding sets of measurements such as size, shape, perimeter, elongation and dozens of others for immediate review and collaborative analysis.
The system is used by the US EPA, Welch's and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
The Flowcam Particle Analysis Lab Testing Services features a free technical consultation to assess the product or sample and verify that target particles or cells meet the considerable range of the instrumentation.
This is followed by the development of analysis specifications, running the sample and revealing the results.
Available on CD or posted privately online, the test results include every image taken, along with their measurement data organised in a choice of histograms and scatterplots setup in a simple spreadsheet or detailed laboratory report format as needed.
Method development, including establishing sample dilution and magnification requirements, and filter development such as devising statistical-pattern recognition filters, are also available along with a range of custom analysis-services.
