Satellite Sensing System Works in Cells
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 23, 2006 -- Using the same multispectral analysis method that enables satellites to study the Earth's surface, Purdue University researchers have developed a new system that quickly determines the composition of cells and tissue for medical diagnostics and scientific applications.
The method, which works by analyzing many separate colors in an object or surface, has been applied to the field of flow cytometry, or analyzing cells that are contained in a liquid flowing past a laser beam, said J. Paul...