Automation in flow cytometry: Guidelines and review of systems

Ahmad Al-Attar, Kirthi R. Kumar, Dorian Untersee, Marci O'Driscoll, Miguel Francoise S. Ventura, Leo Lin

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Abstract

Automation in flow cytometry has recently advanced from the partial laboratory automation and robotics islets, to more fully integrated systems. This article reviews three manufacturers' newest sample preparation systems: the Beckman CellMek, the Sysmex PS-10, and the BD FACSDuet. These three instruments are capable of performing many of the manual steps in flow cytometry sample processing (pipetting, staining, lysing, washing, fixing). General description, capabilities, advantages, and disadvantages of each system are compared. Overall, these systems have the potential to become mainstay items in today's busy clinical flow cytometry laboratories, and save a significant amount of hands-on time for laboratory staff.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalCytometry Part B - Clinical Cytometry
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • automation
  • flow cytometry
  • immune monitoring
  • immunophenotyping
  • sample preperation system
  • standardization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Histology
  • Cell Biology

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