Flow cytometers with auto calibration

Abstract

A flow cytometer may include a bead reservoir holding a plurality of calibration beads for the flow cytometer. A flow cytometer may include a quality control sampler controller coupled to the bead reservoir, the quality control sampler to receive a plurality of beads and automatically form a sample for testing the operational condition of the flow cytometer. A flow cytometer may include a microcontroller coupled in communication with the quality control sampler controller and the bead reservoir. Given a scheduled operation time, the microcontroller automatically starts up a calibration/qualification operation prior to the scheduled operation time. A flow cytometer may include a network interface coupled in communication with the microcontroller to remotely monitor the calibration/qualification operation.

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