MMI CellEctor by MMI Microdissection - Micromanipulation - Imaging

The MMI CellEctor greatly facilitates the precise isolation of single and rare cells in suspension, even from tiny sample sources, and enables you to perform powerful and significant molecular analysis of a specific subset of cells.

The MMI CellEctor is a microscope-based micro-capillary single cell sorting system for rapid recognition, acquisition and deposition of single or rare cells in suspension. The highly precise MMI CellPump enables single cell isolation even in nanoliter volumes. Since the system is fully motorized and computer controlled, it offers complete control in manual and automated cell recognition, acquisition and deposition modes.

All accessories were developed in consultation with MMI CellEctor users to offer a workflow which is compatible with common downstream molecular analyses. Thus, single cells can be deposited onto reaction slides or directly into PCR tubes, IBIDI style chambers or microfluidic devices. User defined liquid handling programms enable the development of dedicated cleaning and service cycles for capillary cleaning and maintenance.

Features & Benefits

• Accurate and precise cell isolation and deposition by microscope based and software controlled capillary navigation
• Contamination-free isolation of cells in small volumes using a proprietary nanoliter pump
• Full process control of cell identification, acquisition and deposition with bright-field or fluorescence automated detection of cells
• Flexible and easy handling with manual or automated workflow options

Applications

The MMI CellEctor can be applied in various different research projects:

• where the precise selection and isolation of cells or any other particles from suspension is required
• where the separate analysis of specific fractions of your material is essential to produce significant data

Typical applications include:

• Cancer Research & Oncology, e.g. Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs)
• Immunology
• Stem Cell Research
• Biomedical Research
• Diagnostics
• Microbiology & Virology
• Material Sciences