Patent ID: 7999937
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for performing flow cytometry with imaging, comprising: loading a sample fluid containing particles into at least a portion of an incubation chamber on a microfluidic device; adding a stimulating agent through to the incubation chamber; after an incubation time has elapsed, adding a fixation agent through the incubation chamber of the microfluidic device; adding a staining agent through the incubation chamber of the microfluidic device, the staining agent configured to label target analytes of the particles; imaging at least a portion of the particles within the incubation chamber; transporting the particles to a flow cytometry channel within the microfluidic device; exciting the particles with a flow cytometry energy source; and receiving energy emitted from the labeled particles with a flow cytometry detector.