Table 5.

Autofluorescence Lifetimes of Ex Vivo Melanin

	Time	Channel	Mean Lifetime	Average Photon Count
Empty cuvette	2 min	SSC	0 ± 0 ps	0 photons
	2 min	LSC	0 ± 0 ps	0 photons
NaOH solution	2 min	SSC	0 ± 0 ps	0 photons
	2 min	LSC	0 ± 0 ps	0 photons
Melanin	2 min	SSC	1447 ± 109 ps	700–850 photons
	2 min	LSC	865 ± 46 ps	600–750 photons
Melanin	10 min	SSC	1369 ± 44 ps	6000–7000 photons
	10 min	LSC	821 ± 25 ps	5000–6000 photons

Analysis of ex vivo FLIO lifetimes from melanin.

SSC, 498–560 nm; LSC, 560–720 nm.