The power of flow cytometry
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source: [
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@rieseberg2001
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Flow cytometry in biotechnology
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tags:
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#single-cell
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#biomarkers
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The power of flow cytometry resides, first, in the wide range of cellular parameters that can be analyzed at the same time. Secondly, on the single-cell nature of the method. Flow cytometry allows not only to detect markers in average, but as a distribution, which gives access to sub-population information.
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To gain access to the relevant information, several parameters can be retrieved:
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Absorption (in the sense of forward-scatter)
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Scattering (in the sense of side-scatter)
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Fluorescence
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The fact that flow cytometers are commercially, robust, and versatile, are what makes them successful in clinical and biotechnological applications.
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