IWash® system

IWash® system

Introducing the world's first compact Slide Cleaner to wash and recycle image based automated cell counter slides in less than 30 seconds. One of the big issues with automated cell counting which limits the growth of the technique is the amount of plastic to be disposed of containing biohazardous waste. Running costs are also a significant consideration.

The iWashTM Slide Cleaner is safer, quicker and more efficient for washing disposable slides than manually washing re-useable slides while helping you meet sustainability targets.  It is also recommended that even new, unused disposable slides should be washed before use due to potential contamination.

The iWashTM Slide Cleaner enables slides to be re-used time and time again. For a typical lab using 50 slides per day, the estimated return on investment is 3-6 months. 

MBI presents the world's first Slide Cleaner which can wash and enable the re-use of the leading brands of image-based plastic disposable automated cell counter slides in less than 30 seconds. The iWashTM Slide Cleaning System is also safer, faster and more efficient to wash disposable slides than manually washing re-useable slides.

The main reasons for using automated cell counters with disposable cell counting slides are their ease of use, more accurate results than when performed by a human operator, significant time savings and the elimination of biohazards generated during the washing of traditional hemocytometers. However, the relatively high cost of disposable slides has hindered automated cell counters to be adopted by many laboratories around the world. On the other hand, re-useable slides introduced to overcome this problem are expensive, fragile and still require manual wash & dry steps which are time consuming and generate biohazards like the traditional hemocytometers. Moreover, the single-use, disposable slides increase the plastic biohazard waste produced in the labs.

The patent pending iWash Slide Cleaner comprises of custom washing and dryer modules specific to the manufacturer of automated cell counter.

Chose from the extensive range of iWash Slide Cleaner options including the full range of Nexcelom® cell counters, the Biorad TC20®, Invitrogen Countess II®, NanoEntek's Eve® and Arthur®, Logos Biosystems Luna®, Luna II® and Luna® Fluorescent Cell Counters and Olympus R1® cell counters.

Each iWash system is shipped with wash solution and silicon defoamer to enable washing for up to 5000 cycles. Additional solutions are available.

This is absolutely a win-win situation for your automated cell counting