ThemicrospherepopulationsintheQuantumPlex™five-beadkitsareencodedwithdifferentintensitiesofStarfireRed™,andmicrospheresinourten-beadkitsaredistinguishedbybothfluorescenceintensityandsize.StarfireRed™isafluorescentdyewithuniquecharacteristicsthatmakeitidealformultiplexingapplications.Thedyesbroadexcitationbandallowsittobeexcitedatanumberofwavelengths,anditemitsintheFL3channel(685nm)withverylittlecarry-overintoFL1orFL2,leavingothedetectorsavailablefordeterminationofpositivebindingeventsviacommonreporterssuchasFITCandPE.
QuantumPlex™kitsareavailablewiththreedifferentsurfacestoaccommodatethecoatingstrategyofchoice:streptavidinorcarboxylfunctionalgroups.ForFlowCytometryResources,visittheBangsFlowBlog.