title: Overview of flow cytometry instrumentation.
abstract: This unit describes the technology in general, to give a feel for the interplay between the various parts of a flow cytometer. Topics include cell preparation, detectors, analysis, and sorting. A brief chronology of flow instrumentation development illustrates the long history of the field.
authors.forename: Phillip N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000295:instrumentation; D002477:Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D003582:Cytogenetics; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes