PI Staining
Gary Durack (durack@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu)
Wed, 9 Jul 1997 15:16:37 -0500 (CDT)
It is usually not necessary to wash out PI because bound PI has a much
higher quantum efficiencey than free dye. Also, most flow cytometer
electronics are designed to ignore constant, or DC background such as a
fixed concentration of free dye in solution.
gary
Gary Durack
University of Illinois Biotechnology Center
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