Flow cytometer
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1. Cytometer apparatus for sorting cells and particles, comprising:
- a. a flow chamber providing a flow of charged particles,b. a Faraday shield enclosing said flow chamber,c. a pair of oppositely charged deflection plates disposed on either side of said charged particle flow, each having an internal surface facing said particle flow, an opposed external surface, and vertical sides,d. ground planes surrounding and spaced apart from the external surface and vertical sides of each said deflection plate, ande. insulation means located in the space between each of said charged deflection plates and its associated ground plane.
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Abstract
A Faraday cage enclosing the flow chamber of a cytometer and ground planes associated with each field deflection plate in concert therewith inhibit electric fields from varying the charge on designated events/droplets and further concentrates and increases forces applied to a charged event passing therethrough for accurate focus thereof while concomitantly inhibiting a potential shock hazard.
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1. Cytometer apparatus for sorting cells and particles, comprising:
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a. a flow chamber providing a flow of charged particles, b. a Faraday shield enclosing said flow chamber, c. a pair of oppositely charged deflection plates disposed on either side of said charged particle flow, each having an internal surface facing said particle flow, an opposed external surface, and vertical sides, d. ground planes surrounding and spaced apart from the external surface and vertical sides of each said deflection plate, and e. insulation means located in the space between each of said charged deflection plates and its associated ground plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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