Determination of micro-litre volumes with high accuracy for flow cytometric blood cell counting

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Reitz, S ^a   Kummrow, A ^a   Kammel, M ^a   Neukammer, J ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood cell concentration; Disposable syringe; Glass syringes; Gravimetrical calibration of syringes; Laser flow cytometer; Volume measurement

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CALIBRATION; CELL ADHESION; CYTOLOGY; FLOWMETERS; GLASS; POLYPROPYLENES; SYRINGES; TITRATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

BLOOD CELL COUNTING; BLOOD CELLS; DIFFERENCE MEASUREMENTS; DIRECT INTERACTIONS; DISPOSABLE SYRINGE; EXPANSION FACTORS; FLOW-CYTOMETER; REFERENCE MEASUREMENTS;

CELLS;

EID: 77953793597     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/7/074006     Document Type: Article

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