The present set of embodiments relates to systems and methods for diagnosing a fluidics system and determining data processing settings for a flow cytometer. Systems and methods for diagnosing a fluidics system require accurate measurement and interpretation of fluctuations within the fluid delivery system. Systems and methods for determining data processing settings require an accurate measurement of peak times among various channels and being able to adjust time delay settings wherein peak time is the measurement of time elapsed from the beginning of the data collection time window to the highest peak in the window.

The present disclosure provides a quality control substance for use in the analysis of erythrocytes, which can be prepared safely with easily available raw materials, which has an excellent preservation stability, and which can be used in the analysis of sediments in a sample. This quality control substance includes artificial particles whose form as observed with a microscope is similar to the form of erythrocytes as observed therewith.

The present disclosure provides a quality control substance for use in the analysis of leukocytes, which can be prepared safely with easily available raw materials, which has excellent preservation stability, and which can be used in the analysis of sediments in a sample. This quality control substance includes artificial particles whose form as observed with a microscope is similar to the form of leukocytes as observed therewith.

Synthetic human cell mimic hydrogel particles and their use in cytometric or coulter device applications are described. The synthetic human cell mimic hydrogel particles described herein are selectively tunable to have at least one optical, volumetric, or capacitance property that is substantially similar to a corresponding optical, volumetric, or capacitance property of the human cell mimic hydrogel particle's natural biological cell counterpart.

A method includes calibrating a cytometric device for analysis of a target cell, by inserting, into the cytometric device, a hydrogel particle. The hydrogel particle has at least one of a background fluorescent property or a spectral property that is substantially similar to the at least one of a background fluorescent property or a spectral property of the target cell. The method also includes measuring at least one property of the hydrogel particle using the cytometric device.

Provided are methods for flow cytometry analysis, including the setting and use of static gating thresholds separating positive fluorescence from negative fluorescence for each fluorescence channel in the assay.

This application relates generally to a method and apparatus to deposit particles onto one or more coupons, and harvest particles from one or more coupons, which may beneficially provide a more uniform or localized distribution of particles over a specified area on each coupon. The application relates to a method and apparatus for depositing particles onto one or more coupons using a sieve. The application also relates to a method and apparatus for depositing particles onto one or more coupons using a dust storm. The particle loadings achieved on each coupon or across an individual coupon may be substantially uniform. The application further relates to a laser-based method and apparatus for transferring particles deposited at localized points on a source coupon to a different substrate for further use.

Provided are a method for preparing reticulocyte simulating particles and platelet simulating particles, and a reference control. The method for preparing the reticulocyte simulating particles comprises: staining mammalian anucleated red blood cells having a volume of 60-120 fL with a protein fluorescent dye activated by N-hydroxysuccinimide, and fixing the anucleated red blood cells to prepare the reticulocyte simulating particles. The platelet simulating particles are prepared from mammalian anucleated red blood cells having a volume of 2-25 fL, and the steps of preparing the platelet simulating particles are the same as that for the reticulocyte simulating particles. The preparation method comprises: using an protein fluorescent dye activated by N-hydroxysuccinimide to stain mammalian anucleated red blood cells having different volumes, so as to respectively obtain reticulocyte simulating particles and platelet simulating particles. The fluorescence and volume direction thereof in the scatter diagram are similar to the scatter diagram distribution of reticulocytes, reticulated platelets and platelets in fresh blood. The prepared simulating particles have good stability and do not interfere with the counting and differentiation of other cell particles.

The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising a hydrogel particle with optical properties substantially similar to the optical properties of a target cell, and methods for their use.

Methods, devices, apparatus, and systems are provided for image analysis. Methods of image analysis may include observation, measurement, and analysis of images of biological and other samples; devices, apparatus, and systems provided herein are useful for observation, measurement, and analysis of images of such samples. The methods, devices, apparatus, and systems disclosed herein provide advantages over other methods, devices, apparatus, and systems.