Flow Cytometer Standardization Controls

FlowCytes® WBC (Unfixed) are a synthetic, polymer-based cell mimic that are finely tuned to match the physical and optical properties of viable leukocytes, enabling reproducible instrument scatter settings that will match real cellular samples. FlowCytes® have a multi-year shelf life, room temperature storage, low lot-to-lot variability, easy-to-use dropper bottle application, allowing for a convenient alternative to the hassle of biological scatter controls. As synthetic, non-biohazardous materials, they require no special handling or disposal. Resources: Technical Data Sheet Safety Data Sheet Certificate of Analysis

FlowCytes® WBC (Fixed) are a synthetic, polymer-based cell mimic that are finely tuned to match the physical and optical properties of real, fixed leukocytes, enabling reproducible instrument scatter settings that will match real cellular samples. FlowCytes® have a multi-year shelf life, room temperature storage, low lot-to-lot variability, easy-to-use dropper bottle application, allowing for a convenient alternative to the hassle of biological scatter controls. As synthetic, non-biohazardous materials, they require no special handling or disposal. Resources: Technical Data Sheet Safety Data Sheet Certificate of Analysis Shipping Policy

ScatterBridge® Scatter Controls are a precision engineered synthetic hydrogel reference control designed to standardize forward and side scatter across flow cytometry instruments. Each vial contains nine distinct hydrogel populations that form a 3×3 grid when plotted on FSC and SSC, spanning scatter coordinates representative of biologically relevant samples. This structure supports consistent calibration, linearity checks and long‑term performance tracking across instruments and sites.ScatterBridge can be used to align scatter settings between instruments, optimize FSC and SSC detection and recalibrate scatter following major instrument service. As synthetic, non-biohazardous materials, they require no special handling or disposal. Product Features Nine distinct hydrogel populations that form a 3x3 grid when plotted on FSC vs SSC. The scatter coordinates of the nine populations span a range of biologically relevant samples. Resources: Technical Data Sheet Safety Data Sheet