Our laboratory is conducting a survey on flow cytometry commercial supplies, specifically sheath fluid/diluent, and cellular controls. All replies will be kept confidential. I will tabulate information and post it to the list. Please respond directly to vbsmith@unmc.edu Diluents/Sheath Fluid 1. What type of instrument do you use? 2. Do you use commercial sheath fluid? If yes, who is the vendor? 3. If you do not use commercial sheath fluid, what do you use? 4. Is the cost of sheath fluid an issue? Are shipping and handling costs too high? 5. How does storage and handling of commercial sheath fluid affect your lab? 6. Do you qualify your sheath fluid when you change vendors or recipes? Cellular Controls 1. Do you use a cellular control? 2. What is it? (Whole blood, commercial control, etc) 3. Is the commercial control a positive procedural control? What is the stability of the product? 4. How many times per week do you use a control? 5. Who is the vendor of the commercial control? 6. If you do not use a commercial control, is it due to prohibitive costs? What would you be willing to pay per test?
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