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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Stc.unm, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Larry A. Sklar, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Bruce Edwards, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Frederick Kuckuck, Emery, SD (US);
Assignee:
STC.UNM, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/14 (2006.01); G01N 35/08 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/1436 (2013.01); G01N 15/1404 (2013.01); G01N 15/1459 (2013.01); G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); G01N 21/6486 (2013.01); G01N 35/085 (2013.01); B01L 3/5085 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); G01N 35/1095 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0065 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1006 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1402 (2013.01); G01N 2015/149 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1413 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1477 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6439 (2013.01); G01N 2201/06113 (2013.01); Y10T 436/117497 (2015.01); Y10T 436/118339 (2015.01); Y10T 436/119163 (2015.01); Y10T 436/2575 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention, provides a flow cytometry apparatus for the detection of particles from a plurality of samples comprising: means for moving a plurality of samples comprising particles from a plurality of respective source wells into a fluid flow stream; means for introducing a separation gas between each of the plurality of samples in the fluid flow stream; and means for selectively analyzing each of the plurality of samples for the particles. The present invention also provides a flow cytometry method employing such an apparatus.