- Home
- Companies
- bNovate Technologies SA
- Products
- bNovate BactoSense - Water Bacteria ...
bNovate BactoSense - Water Bacteria Detection - Cartridge System
At the core of BactoSense is our innovative, refillable cartridge system, designed for maximum safety, simplicity, and sustainability. Integrated with advanced flow cytometry, BactoSense delivers fast, accurate bacterial counts in water without the hassle of manual reagent handling or exposure to chemicals. All necessary liquids and reagents are hermetically sealed within the cartridge, ensuring a clean, contact-free process. When it’s time to refill, the cartridge is simply send back—no mess, no waste. Each cartridge supports up to 1,000 measurements, enabling weeks to months of autonomous operation. Enjoy seamless maintenance, handled by bNovate’s dedicated team, so you can focus on what matters most—reliable water quality and optimized performance.The BactoSense cartridge system prevents manipulation with toxic substances and avoids any contact with chemicals and their waste. It also let you flexibly choose what parameters you want to measure.
The innovative BactoSense cartridge offers many benefits through its unique features
Sustainable & Reusable
Made of steel, the cartridge housing is robust and built for a long life. When empty, you just send it back to bNovate where it will be completely serviced and refilled. You will receive back a cartridge as good as new for flawless measurements.
Long-autonomy
The chemicals in the cartridge last for up to 1`000 measurements. Depending on your sampling frequency, it gives you an operating autonomy for 3 weeks to 9 months.
Safe and reliable
All substances for the water analysis are hermetically sealed in the cartridge, so there is no contact with toxic chemicals or waste.
No maintenance
When you send back your cartridge, it is not only refilled but also checked. Each of the 128 parts that compose the cartridge are inspected and replaced as needed. This ensures that your cartridge is always up to date and does not require any additional maintenance from you.
Adapted to your need
Depending on your application, you may want to count all the cells present in the water or only the living cells.
Stay flexible with the BactoSense cartridge – you can change your mind anytime.
Technical Specifications of the BactoSense Cartridge
One instrument, many possibilities! The cartridge has two fillings available:
- TCC if you want to know the Total Cell Count of your water sample and ICC if you need the Intact Cell Count.
Depending on the filling used, different sample parameters are given.
-
TCC and HNAP (High Nucleic Acid Percentage) for TCC cartridges
-
ICC, ICP (Intact Cell Percentage) and HNAP for ICC cartridges