Flow Cytometry’s New Scalability by Stratedigm
It used to be, in flow cytometry, that low cost meant low resolution and compromised sensitivity.
That’s
no longer the case.
By Rosa Chang
During the past 40 years, a flow cytometer has become an integral...
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Flow Cytometry’s New Scalability by Stratedigm
It used to be, in flow cytometry, that low cost meant low resolution and compromised sensitivity.
That’s
no longer the case.
By Rosa Chang
During the past 40 years, a flow cytometer has become an integral part of the scientific community’s
toolbox.
These versatile instruments are widely used in a variety of cellular analysis applications from
cell counting to plant biology, immunology, and microbiology.
The recent availability of fluorescent
reagents and increased need for high-content screening (HCS) have made this method of cell analysis
very important for drug discovery and personalized medicine (clinical diagnosis).
Despite all these
benefits, though, flow cytometry has not reached its potential in the market.
Most high-performance units—that is, cytometers with resolution under 2%CV (percent coefficient of
variation) and superior sensitivity (eight peak rainbow beads)—are large, difficult to use, and configured
for high-end appl
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