Markets & Industries

Bioinstrumentation

Osela’s laser platform with specialized pattern illuminations are very attractive for use as light sources in the Bioinstrumentation industry.

Flow cytometers, for example, is an instrument used to identify and measure physical and chemical characteristics of cells as they travel through a flow channel very rapidly.

The main applications involves laser induced Fluorescence and Scattering techniques. The laser excites fluorescent dyes or proteins (fluorophores, biomarkers, tags) with which the substance of interest is labelled and the fluorescence signal is detected and translated to electronic signal for analysis. The spatial uniformity of the illumination plays a critical role in this application thereby requiring Osela’s Top Hat. This technology projects a uniform field of light across the flow tube insuring that each cell is illuminated equally.