Small Bead Calibration Kits

Interest in exosome and microvesicle analysis has grown rapidly in recent years as another way to explore disease states, cancer progression, and for drug discovery and delivery. Due to their small size (30 – 100nm) however, these particles are difficult to detect using traditional methods, and require extra processing to segregate or characterize from debris commonly found in biological samples. Flow cytometry has emerged as a popular method of analysis and sorting for small particle characterization.

PDS 832, Small Bead Calibration Kits
PDS 834, Nanobead Calbration Kit
SDS ST335, (Small Bead Calibration Kits)

Catalog Number Description
834 Nanobead Calibration Kit - 50nm, 100nm
832 Submicron Bead Calibration Kit - 0.2µm, 0.5µm, 0.8µm
833 Micron Bead Calibration Kit - 1.0µm, 3.0µm, 6.0µm

References

Kong, F, Zhang, L, Wang, H, Yuan, G, Guo, A, Li, Q, & Chen, Z. (2015). Impact of collection, isolation and storage methodology of circulating microvesicles on flow cytometric analysis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 10, 2093-2101.

Huang S, Hou HW, Kanias T, et al. Towards microfluidic-based depletion of stiff and fragile human red cells that accumulate during blood storage. Lab on a chip. 2015;15(2):448-458.

Østergaard E, Frandsen PL, Sandberg E, (2015) Determination of freeze damage on HPV vaccines by use of flow cytometry. Biologicals Vol. 43,4:266–273

Venable AS, Williams RR, Haviland DL, McFarlin BK (2014) An analysis of endothelial microparticles as a function of cell surface antibodies and centrifugation techniques. J Immunol Methods, Vol406,117-123

Fischer S, Cornils K, Speiseder T, Badbaran A, Reimer R, Indenbirken, D, ... & Lange, C. (2016). Indication of horizontal DNA gene transfer by extracellular vesicles. PLoS One, 11(9), e0163665.(Cat. 832, 833, Submicron & Micron Bead Calibration Kits; Cat. CC03N, SureCount 3µm)

Size Calibration Standards

Our Size Calibration Standards Kit for flow cytometry is comprised of five populations of undyed microspheres in the range of ~4-11µm. Forward scatter channel (FSC) values may be plotted against reported bead diameter to generate a curve that may be used for estimation of the sizes of cells run at the same instrument settings. The Size Calibration Standards Kits are available in two sizes: B (100 tests) and C (280 tests).

PDS 829, Size Calbritation Standards Kit
SDS ST334, (Size Calibration Standards Kit)

Catalog Number Description
829 Size Calibration Standards Kit

References

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Obokata H, Kojima K, Yamato M, Okano T, Tsuneda S, Vacanti C, (2011) The Potential of Stem Cells in Adult Tissues Representative of the Three Germ Layers Tissue Eng Part A 17(5-6):607-15