A team headed by Hideharu Mikami from the University of Tokyo recently determined an imaging method based on optomechanics that overcomes the performance and utility of imaging flow cytometry (IFC). Image Credits: anyaivanova / Shutterstock.com The method enables high throughput…
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Using Flow Cytometry to Diagnose Primary Immunodeficiencies (PIDs)
Researchers from the University of Freiburg, Germany have developed a functional flow cytometry-based method for the diagnosis of innate primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs). The technique was applied to monocytes, the model leukocyte of the innate immune system. Image Credits: Chansom Pantip…
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Using Imaging Flow Cytometry to Monitor Viral-host Interactions
In this case study, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel developed and optimized an imaging flow cytometry (IFC) protocol to provide a high-throughput, quantitative and highly robust method for studying viral infection and virus-host interactions. The researchers…
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How are Photodiodes Used in Flow Cytometry?
Photodetectors are used in flow cytometers to translate the excited fluorophore light into photocurrent so that it can be digitally stored and analyzed. One of the most common types of photodetectors is photodiodes. Image Credit: Auhustsinovich/Shutterstock.com Flow cytometry Flow cytometry…
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Flow Cytometry and Cytogenetics
What is flow cytometry? Flow cytometry can be used to measure a number of characteristics of a population of cells and refers to the process of passing cells individually through a single or series of laser beams adjacent to a…
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