This dataset consists of four exemplary real-time fluorescence and deformability cytometry measurements. The HDF5-files can be opened with dclab [1] or Shape-Out [2].

calibration_beads.rtdc
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The calibartion beads (8 Peaks, PolyAN) consist of eight bead populations with different mixtures of fluorophores.


CD34_HSPC.rtdc
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Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) were obtained using apheresis. The cells were tagged with a fluorescently labeled antibody that binds to the CD34 transmembrane protein. CD34-positive HSPCs are gated with `fl3_max > 90`. Set `area_ratio < 1.05` to remove aggregates. Data were used in [3].


leukocytes.rtdc
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The leukocyte population (white blood cells) of this blood sample can be visualized by setting `aspect < 2` and `area_ratio < 1.05`. For more information, see e.g. [4].


reticulocytes.rtdc
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Blood contains mostly red blood cells (RBCs) and about 1% reticulocytes (which develop into mature RBCs). Reticulocytes contain ribosomal RNA which was stained with Syto13 for this measurement. Set `area_ratio < 1.05` to remove aggregates. Data were used in [3].


[1] https://github.com/ZellMechanik-Dresden/dclab

[2] https://github.com/ZellMechanik-Dresden/ShapeOut

[3] Rosendahl et al., "Real-time fluorescence and deformability cytometry". Nature Methods, 15(5):355–358, 2018. doi:10.1038/nmeth.4639.

[4] Toepfner et al., "Detection of human disease conditions by single-cell morpho-rheological phenotyping of whole blood". eLife, 7:e29213, 2017. doi:10.1101/145078.


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