Sony MA900 Multi-Application Cell Sorter
The MA900 from Sony meets the needs of most sorting applications, supporting 12 fluorescence parameters and 4-way sorting.
Powerful, modern technologies built into the MA900 system include a patented micro fluidic chip-based design, comprehensive fluidic controls, and advanced automation that dramatically simplifies operation to make sorting less subjective and improve reliability.
Up to 14 parameters from 4 lasers
The MA900 offers choice and flexibility, enabling the detection of up to 14 parameters. Choose from 4 excitation lasers—488 nm, 405 nm, 561 nm, and 638 nm—on two beam spots. Free-form PMTs enable detection of fluorescence signals from each beam spot, allowing detection of up to 12 fluorescence parameters and two scatter parameters.
| Startup automation ensures optimal daily alignment of the chip to lasers | With the highest level of automation available on any cell sorter, the MA900 uses sensors, software, and engineering know-how across the workflow from startup to aseptic cleaning, QC, and sort setup. Intelligent automation dramatically simplifies operations and streamlines troubleshooting. |
| Sorting that adapts to your needs with default and custom sort modes as well as 4-way sorting | Once events are gated on plots, target cells can be sorted for further analysis. Sort mode, sort gates, and sort devices can be assigned using a simple dialog box. A choice of eight default and five custom sort modes is available to achieve the desired purity and yield of the sorted population. Sort devices supported include 2-way and 4-way tubes as well as 6-, 12-, 24-, 48-, 96-, and 384-well plates. |
| Added options | If desired, the MA900 can be installed inside an optional custom class A2 level II biosafety cabinet for protection for personnel and products. The custom biosafety cabinets offered by Sony Biotechnology are designed and tested by their manufacturers using microbiological assays with the MA900 in the work area. The cabinets meet international standards including the National Sanitation Foundation Standard 49 (NSF49) and the European Standard 12469.
The cabinets incorporate a built-in aerosol management system which operates independently to actively evacuate aerosols from the sort collection chamber. The dual routes of aerosol evacuation maximize protection. |
