Harmonization of cytometry instrumentation and technologies

Flow cytometry: principles and instrumentation.

The standard benchtop flow cytometer is very similar to a hematology cell counter. In fact, flow cytometers can trace their origins back to the early hematology counters. Unlike their earlier counterparts that used electronic impedance to measure particles in a fluid stream, today’s modern flow cytometers use an illuminating light source usually consisting of a laser or arc lamp. The majority o...

Instrumentation and technologies in endoscopic ear surgery.

This article covers state-of-the-art instruments and devices specially designated for endoscopic ear surgery. New technologies stimulate the creation of special endoscopic equipment and microinstruments specially designed to satisfy the exclusive requirements of endoscopic ear surgery, which contribute to the progress of the procedure. The article presents the advantages and disadvantages of wo...

Emerging Technologies in Instrumentation and Controls

R. T. Wood, C. E. Antonescu (NRC), S. A. Arndt (NRC), C. L. Britton, S. A. Brown-VanHoozer, J. A. Calvert (NRC), B. Damiano, J. R. Easter (PLS), E. B. Freer, J. E. Hardy, L. M. Hively, D. E. Holcomb, J. M. Jansen, R. A. Kisner, K. Korsah, D. W. Miller (OSU), M. R. Moore, J. A. Mullens, J. S. Neal, V. A. Protopopescu, R. A. Shaffer (NRC), J. C. Schryver, C. M. Smith, R. W. Tucker, R. E. Uhrig, B...

Standardisation of instrumentation in plant DNA image cytometry

DNAimage cytometry is a relatively new technique for densitometric measurement of nuclear DNA content, which has only rarely been used in botany and thus no methodological standards exist for this method to be applied to the measurement of plant material. In the present paper we address several problems related to standardisation of DNA image cytometry, such as stability of the measuring system...

Microfluidic Technologies and Instrumentation for Printing DNA Microarrays