Flow cytometer

Title: Flow cytometer

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A Faraday cage is described which encloses the flow chamber of a cytometer. Ground planes associated with each field deflection plate inhibit electric fields from varying the charge on designated events/droplets and further concentrates. They also increase forces applied to a passing charged event for accurate focus while concomitantly inhibiting a potential shock hazard. 4 figs.

Inventors:: Van den Engh, G.

Issue Date:: 1995-11-07

OSTI Identifier:: 131908

Assignee:: Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States) PTO; SCA: 550300; PA: EDB-95:158535; SN: 95001485799

Patent Number(s):: US 5,464,581/A/

Application Number:: PAN: 8-100,763

Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 7 Nov 1995

Research Org:: University of California

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; CELL FLOW SYSTEMS; DESIGN; ACCURACY; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CYTOLOGY

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