Mass Cytometry (CyTOF)
Profiles dozens of markers on individual cells simultaneously by tagging antibodies with distinct heavy-metal isotopes instead of fluorophores, sidestepping fluorescence's limited number of distinguishable colors.
References
- Bodenmiller, B., Zunder, E.R., Finck, R., et al. "Multiplexed Mass Cytometry." Nature Biotechnology 30, no. 9 (2012): 858–867.