Abstract
We describe a unique flow cytometer (TDI-SFC) for the immunophenotyping of low-abundance cells, particularly when cell counts are sample-limited and operationally difficult for analysis by fluorescence microscopy (>100 cells) or multiparameter flow cytometry (MFC, <10 000 cells). TDI-SFC combines the high spectral resolution of spectral flow cytometry (SFC) with a CCD operated in time-delayed integration (TDI) for improved duty cycle and sensitivity. Cells were focused with a 1D-sheathing microfluidic device, and fluorescence emission generated from a 488 nm laser was collected by epi-illumination and dispersed along one axis of a CCD by a spectrograph. Along the other axis, the CCD's shift rate was clocked at a rate that closely matched the cells' velocity through the field of view. This TDI-SFC format allowed the CCD shutter to remain open during signal acquisition, providing a duty cycle ∼100% and assurance that ∼95% cells were interrogated. We used fluorescent beads to optimize synchronization of TDI clocking with the sheathed-cell velocity and to improve sensitivity via the excitation intensity, epi-illumination numerical aperture, and integration time. TDI achieved integrated signals of 106 counts at a signal-to-noise rat...Continue Reading
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