Context: This patent details a flow cytometry system capable of high-resolution cell imaging using various fluorescence channels, including near-infrared.
Usage of Filter: The bandpass filter is used as a detection filter to isolate the emission signal from fluorophores such as "Brilliant Violet 785" (which emits around 785nm) from other multiplexed excitation lasers and fluorescence channels.
Function: It transmits only the 785nm fluorescence emission to the photodetector or camera while blocking crosstalk from shorter wavelength lasers (e.g., 405nm, 488nm, 532nm).
Result: Achieving precise, multi-color spectral unmixing and high-contrast images of cellular structures labeled with NIR dyes.