Fluorescent-activated cell sorting

Fluorescence-activated cell-sorting (FACS) is a type of flow cytometry (FCM), a method for sorting a suspension of biological cells into two or more containers, one cell at a time, based upon specific light scattering and fluorescent characteristics of each cell. FACS was the first flow cytometric technology. The cell suspension is entrained in the center of a narrow, rapidly flowing stream of liquid. The flow is arranged so that there is a lar... more

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