Enhanced red and near infrared detection in flow cytometry using avalanche photodiodes

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 767-776

  Lawrence, William G ^a   Varadi, Gyula ^a   Entine, Gerald ^a   Podniesinski, Edward ^b   Wallace, Paul K ^b  

^a RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES INC   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

APD near infrared; Avalanche photodiode; Flow cytometer; NIR; Signal to noise

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY CONJUGATE; PHYCOERYTHRIN; QUANTUM DOT; SILICON;

ARTICLE; AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE; CALIBRATION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; DIODE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RED LIGHT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS, CD4; CALIBRATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LIGHT; PHYCOERYTHRIN;

EID: 48849096564     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20595     Document Type: Article

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