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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2022
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Umetsu, Tokyo, JP;
Shin Masuhara, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a technology for improving analysis accuracy and sorting accuracy in a technology for analyzing and sorting particles. In the present technology, there is provided a particle analyzer including: a vibration unit that applies vibration to a fluid including a sample flow which contains a particle and a sheath flow which flows so as to include the sample flow to form a droplet in the fluid; a charging unit that applies electric charge to the droplet including the particle; a side stream imaging unit that images a state of the droplet deflected by the electric charge; and a charging control unit that controls a timing of charging on the basis of an image captured by the side stream imaging unit.