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Flow cytometry apparatus and method

  • US 6,256,096 B1
  • Filed: 01/11/1999
  • Issued: 07/03/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for identifying particles in a sample stream moving through a flow zone at a rate relative to the flow zone, the sample stream containing target particles, the apparatus comprising:

  • means for illuminating the sample stream within the flow zone;

    a detector for detecting light emitted or scattered from illuminated target particles within the flow zone;

    a time delayed integration element for integrating the detected light, the time delayed integration synchronized to the sample stream flow rate; and

    means for identifying target particles responsive to the time delayed integration element.

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