Imaging Flow Cytometer

An imaging flow cytometer is an instrument that merges flow cytometry with microscopy. As cells flow single-file past the optics, it records both their fluorescence signals and a high-resolution image, so you get quantitative data and morphology together.

Regular flow cytometry measures fluorescence and scatter as numbers only, while imaging flow cytometry also captures a picture of each cell. That lets you confirm where a signal is located inside the cell, not just how strong it is.

A flow cytometer is used to count cells and measure their characteristics — size, granularity, and fluorescent markers — one cell at a time. It is widely used in immunology, cell biology, and clinical diagnostics.

The icon shows a clean benchtop imaging flow cytometer instrument, a single-object graphic you can use to represent the equipment in a methods diagram, lab setup figure, or equipment list.

Yes. The icon is fully editable in SciFig — recolor it, relabel parts, resize it, and export it as SVG or transparent PNG to drop into any methods diagram, poster, or figure.

You can export the imaging flow cytometer icon as an editable SVG for clean scaling in vector layouts, or as a transparent PNG to place over any background in slides and posters.