Technology
rqmicro revolutionizes microbiological testing by combining immunomagnetic separation and
flow cytometry on a microfluidic cartridge system.
![Immunomagnetic Separation (IMS) Legionella bacteria](/web/image/13760-d1d7d91d/IMS-150x150.png)
Immunomagnetic Separation
Enables specific isolation of target cells for downstream analysis
![Flow cytometric detection Single-cell analysis](/web/image/5271-b0467f2f/fcm-150x150.png)
Flow Cytometric Detection
Rapid analysis of single cells with viability detection (live/dead)
Single-Cell Analysis of Specific Bacteria in Water
![Immunomagnetic Separation Target cells isolation](/web/image/13761-c5748c66/IMS-150x150.png)
Immunomagnetic Separation
rqmicro instruments isolate target cells via magnetic particles that are coupled to specific antibodies.
In contrast to conventional IMS methods, our automated approach separates target cells during a contact-free, gentle process on a single-use microfluidic cartridge.
![Catridge-based flow cytometry Automation](/web/image/13766-19663b2d/Microfluidics-150x150.png)
Cartridge System
rqmicro uses the great potential of microfluidics to deliver a product that allows for highly efficient separation and purification of target cells from samples with varying complexity.
As the sample passes through a narrow channel in the microfluidic cartridge, target cells are isolated and resuspended in a clean buffer solution.
This positive fraction can be analyzed by flow cytometry or any method of analysis by your choice.
![Flow cytometry cartridge system Laser-based technology](/web/image/13765-c6c9b89b/fcm-150x150.png)
Flow Cytometric Detection
rqmicro test kits are designed to enable the detection of specific pathogens using flow cytometry. Since it is a cultivation-independent method, all fluorescence labelled cells present in a sample, also viable but non-culturable (VBNC) cells, are quantified by FCM in a matter of minutes.
Flow cytometry is a laser-based technology for electronic cell counting that allows multiparametric analysis of the properties of thousands of cells per second. The cells labelled with a fluorescent dye pass in front of a laser in a stream of fluid. The laser excites electrons in the fluorescent dye that then return in fractions of a second to their previous state by emitting light.
The FCM detects this light signal, which is then transformed into data that is further processed within the instrument.