PMID: 374579Jan 1, 1979Paper

The automated multiparameter analyzer for cells (AMAC) IIA, a true bridge circuit Coulter-type electronic cell volume transducer

The Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry : Official Journal of the Histochemistry Society
R C LeifN Lefkove

Abstract

A true bridge Coulter effect (electronic cell volume) transducer has been developed. All resistances of this bridge are now the result of current flow through saline channels. Contamination by electrode products including gas bubbles has been completely eliminated since both power electrodes are now remote from the flow chamber. Since the orifice is in series with an approximately 10 K ohm resistance generated by a gel-filled capillary and a displacement rheostat, it floats electrically, at virtual ground. The other side of the bridge consists of a fluid side-wire. Removing the power electrode from the orifice outlet makes possible downward flow and the use of a single outer sheath, and eliminates noise generated by gas bubbles which could possibly be trapped. It should now be possible to combine this design with that of the AMAC III square orifice, to produce an electro-optical sorter where all parameters are measured simultaneously. This true bridge circuit possesses the further advantage that noise due both to the power supply and to overvoltage at the power electrodes is common-mode rejected, and any drift due to changes in electrode polarization is eliminated. Preliminary experiments confirm results with the AMAC II that h...Continue Reading

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