The microsphere populations in the QuantumPlex™five-bead kits are encoded with different intensities of Starfire Red™, and microspheres in our ten-bead kits are distinguished by both fluorescence intensity and size. Starfire Red™ is a fluorescent dye with unique characteristics that make it ideal for multiplexing applications. The dye's broad excitation band allows it to be excited at a number of wavelengths, and it emits in the FL3 channel (685nm) with very little carry-over into FL1 or FL2, leaving othe detectors available for determination of positive binding events via common reporters such as FITC and PE.
QuantumPlex™ Single Population (SP) kits consist of 1-particle, dyed with Bangs' Starfire Red™ dye, which is suitable for use with any standard flow cytometer. Particles are available with carboxyl or streptavidin coating for biotin binding. For Flow Cytometry Resources, visit the Bangs Flow Blog.
MSDS / Technical Data Sheets / Product Literature
- msdsMaterial Safety Datasheet MSDS 235 (PDF)
- dataData Sheet #PDS 234
- dataData Sheet SDS-FG002 (PDF)
- litFlow Cytometry
- litFlow Cytometry Showcase
