Cellular astronomy - A foreseeable future in cytometry

被引:26
作者
Shapiro, HM [1 ]
机构
[1] Ctr Microbial Cytometry, W Newton, MA 02465 USA
来源
CYTOMETRY PART A | 2004年 / 60A卷 / 02期
关键词
charge-coupled device; image cytometry; light-emitting diode;
D O I
10.1002/cyto.a.20067
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Advances in electro-optic technology within the past 2 years, notably the development of high-intensity fight-emitting diodes and highly efficient charge-coupled device cameras, have made it feasible to produce small, simple, rugged, automated fluorescence image cytometers, with selling prices well below US $10,000, that can make measurements previously the exclusive domain of flow and scanning cytometers costing many times more. it should be feasible to apply the new cytometric technology in scientific and geographic areas for which a previous generation of instruments was too complex and too expensive, e.g., to problems of diagnosis and management of infectious diseases prevalent at critical levels in resource-poor areas, such as the human immunodeficiency virus, malaria, and tuberculosis. (C) 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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页数:10
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