Intact Cell Count
Test Kits for rqmicro.COUNT
Intact Cell Count Kit
The Intact Cell Count (ICC) Kit selectively quantifies microorganisms with intact cell membranes, providing a rapid measure of the viable microbial population. Used with the rqmicro.COUNT instrument, the assay delivers standardized flow cytometry results within minutes, enabling microbiological assessments that are independent of cultivation.
By focusing on viable cells, the ICC Kit supports rapid evaluation of microbiological water quality, treatment performance, and fast product quality control by enabling quantitative monitoring of microbial load against defined acceptance thresholds across a wide range of water applications.
Drive Faster Microbiological Decisions
The Intact Cell Count Kit specifically quantifies microorganisms with intact cell membranes, offering direct insight into the viable microbial population.
This enables laboratories, quality control managers, and process operators to assess how effectively treatment processes reduce viable microorganisms, monitor microbial load against predefined quality specifications, and detect changes that may indicate declining process performance or increased microbiological risk.
The result is a more targeted understanding of microbial viability, allowing process performance to be assessed beyond what total cell counts or cultivation methods alone can provide, while enabling rapid, quantitative release decisions where microbial limits are defined.
Monitor Viable Microorganisms
Measure microorganisms with intact cell membranes to quantify the viable microbial population. This provides targeted information on microbiological activity beyond total biomass measurements.
Accelerate Product Quality Control
Quantitatively monitor microbial load against defined acceptance thresholds without waiting for cultivation results. Faster microbiological data supports more efficient quality control and product release decisions.
Assess Treatment Performance
Evaluate the effectiveness of disinfection and other microbial control processes within minutes. Rapid feedback enables timely process optimization and verification of treatment performance.
Detect Process Changes Earlier
Identify shifts in viable microbial populations before conventional culture methods deliver results. Early detection enables faster investigation and corrective actions to maintain process stability.
Workflow
Simple workflow. Standardized results.
The Intact Cell Count Kit is designed for routine laboratory operation with minimal hands-on time.
1
Prepare the sample
Add 1mL sample to the ICC Reaction Tube. Perform additional sample preparation if required (e.g. filtration, dilution)
2
Reaction
Allow the sample to react with the staining reagents for 30 minutes at room temperature, or 15 minutes at 37°C.
3
Measure
Transfer the sample from the ICC Reaction Tube to the rqmicro.COUNT Cartridge. Register the sample in the instrument and start the analysis.
4
Retrieve Results
Retrieve intact cell concentrations in cells/mL on the instrument and on the Cloud Solution.
Discover Applications
The Intact Cell Count Kit is used wherever rapid information on viable microorganisms supports microbiological control and process optimization.
It enables routine monitoring of treatment performance, disinfection efficiency, and microbiological stability across drinking water, pharmaceutical water, industrial process water, ultrapure water, and other controlled water systems.
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