Reagent Cocktails Streamline Flow Cytometry

DuraClone IM premixed dry reagent cocktails from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences standardize and streamline workflow for high-content flow cytometry in translational research studies involving identification of cellular sub-populations of the human immune system. Based on collaborative work with the ONE Study consortium, these optimized, easy-to-use panels provide worry-free compensation to minimize labor and reduce variability and errors when characterizing alterations of immune status through detection of human blood-cell subpopulations. Dried down using a proprietary process that ensures high structural stability, the panels are stable for up to 1 yr at room temperature. Simple, single-step resuspension of the cocktails by the addition of a cell suspension or whole blood minimizes variability, allowing generation of comparable data across geographies and institutions. The panels comprising basic phenotype, B cells, T-cell subsets and dendritic cells are offered for research use only in 25-test packages containing three complete compensation kits with a single-color set of compensation reagents specific for each panel. The kits improve results and simplify workflows across organizations involved in clinical research studies of the human immune system.

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