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BactoSense cartridges
At the heart of BactoSense lies its innovative cartridge system designed for safety, convenience and sustainability. Integrated with flow cytometry technology, it offers unparalleled ease of use and reliability.
Sustainable and reusable
Get durability with our robust steel cartridges. When empty, simply send your cartridge to bNovate for maintenance and refilling.
Your cartridge will afterwards be returned to you as good as new.
Safe and reliable
Avoid contact with chemicals or waste, since all substances for water analysis are hermetically sealed within the cartridge.
Long autonomy
Experience extended operational autonomy with chemicals lasting up to 1,000 measurements, ensuring uninterrupted monitoring for weeks to months.
No maintenance required
Enjoy hassle-free and up-to-date cartridge maintenance and servicing done by our dedicated staff.
Technical specifications
BactoSense provides a wealth of comprehensive data insights that go beyond traditional methods of microbiological analysis of water. Our BactoSense cartridge provides three primary parameters:
TCC
(Total Cell Count)
ICC
(Intact Cell Count)
ICC+
(Intact Cell Count with additional gating)
Measures all bacteria.
Measures bacteria with an intact cell membrane.
Same as ICC, plus an additional parameter based on a user-configurable gate (GATE+).
All cartridges give you access to secondary parameters.
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HNAC: Concentration of bacteria with a high nucleic acid content.
LNAC: Concentration of bacteria with a low nucleic acid content.
HNAP: Percentage of bacteria with a high nucleic acid content.
TCC dotplot
ICC dotplot
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