Antibodies 101: Conventional vs Spectral Flow Cytometry
Type
Blog Post
Published
Aug. 3, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
...adjustment, spectral flow cytometry relies on “unmixing.” Unmixing uses a complex mathematical algorithm and... fluorophores from one another during spectral unmixing.
Figure 2: The full emission spectra...sample antibodies are from the same batch, to avoid unmixing issues from batch-to-batch variation. Tandem dyes...batch. This can present particular difficulty in unmixing if your sample is stained with a PE/Cy7 antibody...antibody binding, leading to discrepancies during unmixing. Additionally, it is critical to include unstained...cells within your reference group to ensure proper unmixing. This is because both compensation beads and cells...