Phase-sensitive flow cytometer

Details Phase-sensitive flow cytometer Phase-sensitive flow cytometer

1992-07-31

1993-12-14

Hannaher, Constantine

Radiant energy

Luminophor irradiation

With ultraviolet source

2504581, 2504611, G01N 2164

Patent

active

052705480

ABSTRACT:
A phase-sensitive flow cytometer (FCM) provides additional FCM capability to use the fluorescence lifetime of one or more fluorochromes bound to single cells to provide additional information regarding the cells. The resulting fluorescence emission can be resolved into individual fluorescence signals if two fluorochromes are present or can be converted directly to a decay lifetime from a single fluorochrome. The excitation light for the fluorochromes is modulated to produce an amplitude modulated fluorescence pulse as the fluorochrome is excited in the FCM. The modulation signal also forms a reference signal that is phase-shifted a selected amount for subsequent mixing with the output modulated fluorescence intensity signal in phase-sensitive detection circuitry. The output from the phase-sensitive circuitry is then an individual resolved fluorochrome signal or a single fluorochrome decay lifetime, depending on the applied phase shifts.

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