Antibodies 101: Flow Compensation
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Blog Post
Published
May 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
...the process of correcting spillover from one fluorescent channel to another. When you label your samples...samples with multiple antibodies, the fluorescent probes on the antibodies may have similar emission spectra...spectra, meaning they will emit fluorescent light at similar wavelengths (See this handy emission spectra...spectra). Your cytometer will therefore record the fluorescence for both at similar levels, meaning that your...desired cell population. By compensating between fluorescent channels, you can correct for this spillover ...your flow panel, you will need to know both the fluorescent markers you intend to use and your cytometer’... the laser configuration. In general, if two fluorescent markers are read by the same laser, they will...