NEW FLOW CYTOMETRIC CAPABILITIES AT THE NATIONAL FLOW-CYTOMETRY RESOURCE

The purpose of this article is to provide a brief review of flow cytometry and a broad view of new flow cytometry technologies. A brief introduction to flow cytometry and cell sorting is provided along with a summary of current commercial capabilities. New developments designed to overcome current limitations are described in terms of capabilities and a characterization of their performance. New capabilities include: Fourier transform flow cytometry, phase sensitive detection, digital data acquisition, data clustering algorithms, high speed sorting, and slit scanning. A list of recent review books and articles is provided to aid those wishing to learn details of the technology and the multitude of applications that have evolved