Aqueous carrier waveguide in a flow cytometer
Abstract
The liquid of a flow cytometer itself acts as an optical waveguide, thus transmitting the light to an optical filter/detector combination. This alternative apparatus and method for detecting scattered light in a flow cytometer is provided by a device which views and detects the light trapped within the optical waveguide formed by the flow stream. A fiber optic or other light collecting device is positioned within the flow stream. This provides enormous advantages over the standard light collection technique which uses a microscope objective. The signal-to-noise ratio is greatly increased over that for right-angle-scattered light collected by a microscope objective, and the alignment requirements are simplified. 6 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 170469
- Patent Number(s):
- 5475487
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-230,077
- Assignee:
- Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 12 Dec 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; CELL FLOW SYSTEMS; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL EQUIPMENT; DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS
Citation Formats
Mariella, Jr, R P, Engh, G van den, and Northrup, M A. Aqueous carrier waveguide in a flow cytometer. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Mariella, Jr, R P, Engh, G van den, & Northrup, M A. Aqueous carrier waveguide in a flow cytometer. United States.
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title = {Aqueous carrier waveguide in a flow cytometer},
author = {Mariella, Jr, R P and Engh, G van den and Northrup, M A},
abstractNote = {The liquid of a flow cytometer itself acts as an optical waveguide, thus transmitting the light to an optical filter/detector combination. This alternative apparatus and method for detecting scattered light in a flow cytometer is provided by a device which views and detects the light trapped within the optical waveguide formed by the flow stream. A fiber optic or other light collecting device is positioned within the flow stream. This provides enormous advantages over the standard light collection technique which uses a microscope objective. The signal-to-noise ratio is greatly increased over that for right-angle-scattered light collected by a microscope objective, and the alignment requirements are simplified. 6 figs.},
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