Phase-correction of radiofrequency-multiplexed signals

    公开(公告)号:US12105010B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US18373487

    申请日:2023-09-27

    摘要: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for characterizing particles of a sample in a flow stream. Methods according to certain embodiments include generating frequency-encoded fluorescence data from a particle of a sample in a flow stream; and calculating phase-corrected spatial data of the particle by performing a transform of the frequency-encoded fluorescence data with a phase correction component. In certain embodiments, methods include generating an image of the particle in the flow stream based on the phase-corrected spatial data. Systems having a processor with memory operably coupled to the processor having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to calculate phase-corrected spatial data from frequency-encoded fluorescence data of a particle a flow stream are also described. Integrated circuit devices (e.g., field programmable gate arrays) having programming for practicing the subject methods are also provided.

    Systems and methods for maintaining constant volumetric flow rates in a fluid channel

    公开(公告)号:US11808687B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-07

    申请号:US17359032

    申请日:2021-06-25

    IPC分类号: G01N15/14

    摘要: Disclosed herein are systems and methods capable of identifying, tracking, and sorting particles flowing in a channel, for example, a microfluidic channel having a fluid medium. The channel and the fluid medium can have a similar refractive index such that they appear translucent or transparent when illuminated by electromagnetic radiation. The particles can have a refractive index substantially different from that of the channel and the medium, such that the particles interfere with the electromagnetic radiation. A sensor can be disposed adjacent to the channel to record the electromagnetic radiation. The sensor can be used for identifying, tracking, and sorting the particles.

    SAMPLE ANALYZER AND PLATELET COUNTING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230333093A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US18134862

    申请日:2023-04-14

    IPC分类号: G01N33/50 G01N15/14 G01N33/49

    摘要: A sample analyzer includes a sample preparation device, an impedance testing device, an optical testing device, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the impedance testing device to test a first test sample to obtain a first platelet counting result for a test blood sample based on electronic information of the first test sample; control the optical testing device to test a second test sample to obtain a second platelet counting result for the test blood sample based only on optical information of the second test sample or based on both the electronic information of the first test sample and the optical information of the second test sample; determine whether the first platelet counting result is unreliable due to abnormality of the test blood sample; and output the first and/or the second platelet counting result according to the result of the determination.

    Multi-Modal Fluorescence Imaging Flow Cytometry System

    公开(公告)号:US20230288311A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-14

    申请号:US18198478

    申请日:2023-05-17

    IPC分类号: G01N15/14 G01N21/64 G02B21/06

    摘要: In one aspect, the present teachings provide a system for performing cytometry that can be operated in three operational modes. In one operational mode, a fluorescence image of a sample is obtained by exciting one or more fluorophore(s) present in the sample by an excitation beam formed as a superposition of a top-hat-shaped beam with a plurality of beams that are radiofrequency shifted relative to one another. In another operational mode, a sample can be illuminated successively over a time interval by a laser beam at a plurality of excitation frequencies in a scanning fashion. The fluorescence emission from the sample can be detected and analyzed, e.g., to generate a fluorescence image of the sample. In yet another operational mode, the system can be operated to illuminate a plurality of locations of a sample concurrently by a single excitation frequency, which can be generated, e.g., by shifting the central frequency of a laser beam by a radiofrequency. For example, a horizontal extent of the sample can be illuminated by a laser beam at a single excitation frequency. The detected fluorescence radiation can be used to analyze the fluorescence content of the sample, e.g., a cell/particle.

    Characterization and sorting for particle analyzers

    公开(公告)号:US11686663B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-27

    申请号:US17225567

    申请日:2021-04-08

    IPC分类号: G01N15/14 G01N15/10 B07C5/342

    摘要: Some embodiments of the methods provided herein relate to sample analysis and particle characterization methods. Some such embodiments include receiving, from a particle analyzer, measurements for a first portion of particles associated with an experiment. Some embodiments also include generating a tree representing groups of related particles based at least in part on the measurements, wherein the tree includes at least three groups. Some embodiments also include generating a measure of relatedness between a first group and a second group of the tree based at least in part on the measurements. Some embodiments also include and configuring the particle analyzer to classify a subsequent particle associated with the experiment with the first group real-time, wherein the subsequent particle is not included in the first portion of particles. Some embodiments also include sorting the subsequent particle.