What size Latex Beads is used in your Cell Meter™ Fluorimetric Phagocytosis Assay Kit (Cat# 21209)?

Posted June 13, 2019

Can you provide the bead-to-cell ratio used in this assay?

Answer

The Latex Beads used in our Cell Meter™ Fluorimetric Phagocytosis Assay Kit (Cat# 21225) are 0.79 µm in diameter. The bead-to-cell ratio for this assay is 40 to 1. In other words, on average, 40 beads are used to incubate each cell.

Additional resources

Protonex™ Red 600-Latex Bead Conjugate

Cell Meter™ Fluorimetric Phagocytosis Assay Kit *Red Fluorescence*