Table 1.

Comparison of instrumental capabilities commonly used for cellular apoptosis studies.

Instrument Specification	Flow Cytometry	Plate-Based Assays	UCFM
Temporal Resolution	Moderate	High	High
Wash Step Integration	No	No	Yes
Repetitive Single Cell Analysis	No	No	Yes
Integration with Microfluidics	Yes	No	Yes
Subpopulation Analysis	Yes	Yes	Yes
Extended Fluorescence Parameter Measurement*	No	No	Yes
Cost Effectiveness Per Assay	Low	Low	Low

^*Extended fluorescence parameters include molecular brightness, molecular diffusion, triplet state fractions, free vs. bound states, etc.