Flow cytometry and its applications

Flow cytometry: its applications in hematology.

The techniques of flow cytometry are becoming more and more important for the clinical hematology laboratory. No longer a novelty confined to a few specialized institutions as it was 10 years ago, flow cytometry has blossomed into a mature discipline. The methodology is well-known, the mechanical apparatus is readily available, and the role it plays in clinical hematology is increasingly apprec...

Attributes and applications of flow cytometry.

Flow cytometry (FCM) permits high speed measurement of fluorescence from individual cells flowing in a liquid medium. Cells stained with fluorescent dyes that bind specifically and proportionally to desoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) emit fluorescence that reflects their DNA content. Since neoplastic cells often contain abnormal amounts of DNA, FCM can be used as a rapid means to detect neoplasia. Fl...

Flow cytometry: basic principles and applications.

Flow cytometry is a sophisticated instrument measuring multiple physical characteristics of a single cell such as size and granularity simultaneously as the cell flows in suspension through a measuring device. Its working depends on the light scattering features of the cells under investigation, which may be derived from dyes or monoclonal antibodies targeting either extracellular molecules loc...

flow cytometry applications in the study of immunological lung disorders.

the use of flow cytometry in the clinical laboratory has grown substantially in the past decade. flow cytometric analysis provides a rapid qualitative and quantitative description of multiple characteristics of individual cells. for example, it is possible to detect the cell size and granularity, aspects of dna and rna content and the presence of cell surface and nuclear markers which are used ...

Applications of Quantum Dots in Flow Cytometry