Apparatus for imaging particles, e.g. cells or emulsion droplets, comprises a high-resolution video microscope with an electronic camera trained on a flash-illuminated agitated particle suspension

摘要

Apparatus for imaging particles comprising a high-resolution video microscope with an electronic camera trained on a small volume of a particle suspension in a transparent cuvette, a particle agitating device so that there is free exchange of particles between the imaged volume and the rest of the suspension, and a light source for illuminating the suspension in sub-microsecond flashes, is new. Apparatus for imaging particles comprising a high-resolution video microscope with an electronic camera trained on a small volume of a particle suspension in a transparent cuvette, a particle agitating device so that there is free exchange of particles between the imaged volume and the rest of the suspension, and a light source for illuminating the suspension in sub-microsecond flashes, is new. An image processor counts and characterizes the particles in a series of images from the camera.