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HomeCell Counting & Health AnalysisValidated Cell Types for the Scepter™ 3.0 Cell Counter

Validated Cell Types for the Scepter™ 3.0 Cell Counter

The Scepter™ counter has been shown to be accurate over a range of cell types and sizes. See below for a list of mammalian and other cell types that have been validated for Scepter™ counting.

Measured

Recommended based on size
Customer Validated
Merck Scepter™ 2.0 Validated
Merck Scepter™ 3.0 Validated

1 histograms may be cut-off at high concentrations, dilution may be needed

Cell Typesize (μm)40 μm sensor60 μm sensor
2102 Ep15-19 
454 beads28 
A1022 - 24 
A17215 
A25314-18 
A37516 
A43115-17 
A54911-15 
Algae (various)7-9
B3513-16
B Cells6-11 
C2C1212
C30512-14
C612-13 
CA4610-12
Caco-217 
CHO13-17 
COS-112 
Cos-715 
D28312 
Daudi10-12
DU-14515-17 
EL4 (Blood Murine Lymphoblast)12-14
Epithelia14-15 
Epithelia MDA-MB-23116-17
HCC827 (Human lung adenocarcinoma)18 
HCT-11610
HEK29311-16 
HeLa12-15
HepG212-171
HFF18-20 
Hs2714
HT-1080 (fibrosarcoma)14-16 
HT-2911 
HUH7 (Hepatoma)not available  
Human ES Cells9-12 
HUVEC14-15 
Hybridoma13-14 
IMR-3212-14
IMR-9015
iPSCs16-171
Jurkat12-13
K56222 
KB14 
KG-110-13
L614-16 
LNCaP15-16 
Luminex®beads5-6 
MCF715-21 
MDCK13-15

Measured

Recommended based on size
Customer Validated
Merck Scepter™ 2.0 Validated
Merck Scepter™ 3.0 Validated

1 histograms may be cut-off at high concentrations, dilution may be needed

Cell Typesize (μm)40 μm sensor60 μm sensor
Meg-0116-17 
MG-6315-17 
Mouse ES Cell5-13
MN9D (Mouse Dopaminergic Neuronal)15 
MSc (Mesenchymal Stem)15-161
MRC-518 
NCI-H14610-13 
NIH 3T315
NTERA2, clone D113
OK17-18 
PBMCs7-12 
PC129-15
Primary Astrocytes7 
Primary Neuronal CellVaries 
Raji12-15
Ramos11-12
Rat Dorsal Root
Ganglion Cells
20-30 
Rat Whole Blood4.6 
Red Blood Cells5-7 
Rat Neural Stem Cell (RNSC)11-13 
RAW 264.7 Cell Line murine macrophage from blood11-13
RBL11-13
RIN-mF513-14 
S462 (Human Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor)16 
SF913 
SH-SY5Y12 
Sk-Br-315-20 
SK-MEL-2817-19 
SK-N-MC14-15 
SK-N-SH14-15 
Splenocytes7-9 
SW-48015 
SW-62013-14
T8414-18 
T98G17 
T cells:  naïve5-7 
T cells:  CD3+ 11-12
THP 1 (Human blood monocyte)12-13
TF-113-14
U25116-20 
U2OS16-19 
U26612 
U87 (Human Glioblastoma)12-14 
U93711-13
WI-3812-15 
Y7913-14 
Yeast- Pichia Pastoris5 
Yeast - S. cerevisiae6 
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