StarBright Dyes in Microfluidic Droplets

Encapsulating cells in droplets when paired with flow cytometry can enable precise functional analysis of cytokine secretion, antibody screening, and cytotoxicity assays at a single-cell level.

The Xdrop® instrument from Samplix is a microfluidic platform that generates single and double emulsion droplets. Read our latest application note in which the Xdrop single-cell cytotoxicity assay, combined with Bio-Rad StarBright™ Dye–conjugated fluorescent antibodies, enables precise profiling of CAR T cells.


Application Note: Droplet-Based Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Hidden CD4+ and CD8+ CAR T-Cell Cytotoxicity

Droplet-based single-cell analysis reveals hidden CD4+ and CD8+ CAR T cell cytotoxicity

Application Note: Droplet-Based Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Hidden CD4+ and CD8+ CAR T-Cell Cytotoxicity

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Discover how Bio-Rad StarBright Dye–conjugated fluorescent antibodies expand the information obtainable by allowing precise profiling of CAR T cells when encapsulated in droplets.

They facilitate quantification of cytotoxic CD8+ CAR T cells and reveal distinct cytotoxic CD4+ CAR T cells in multicolor cell killing assays. Unlike bulk assays, this single-cell assay in droplets enables in-depth functional characterization of CAR T cells and CAR cassette construct designs.

Find out more about StarBright Dyes in other applications such as microscopy, flow cytometry, and western blot.


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