Resources Overview

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• Scientific Publications
• Application Notes
• Product Information
• Technical Information
• White Papers
• Lab Guides & Protocols

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Scientific Publications

General

• List of peer-reviewed articles
• List of trade press articles
• List of poster presentations
  

Poster Presentations

• Hematopoietic cell differentiation and activation in primary and cultured leukocytes
• Rapid and accurate quantitation of human antibody production using the Guava RapidQuant™ Assay
• Hybridoma screening and antibody quantification on the Guava® Microcapillary Cytometry Platform: A case study
• Significant improvement in performance of a capillary-flow cytometer using a novel capillary design
• T-cell determination using microcapillary cytometry
• Effect of lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitors on cell growth and apoptosis in human cancer cells
• Assessing the regulation of T-cell function by distinct cytokine combinations on a Guava EasyCyte™ Platform
• Novel bead-based IgG assays for hybridoma screening
• Effect of calcium regulation on induction of apoptosis or necrosis in hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cell lines
• A novel bead-based IgG quantification assay on the Guava® Microcapillary Platform
• Improved cytotoxicity assay to monitor NK activity
• A multiplexed fluorescence assay for mitochondrial activity and apoptosis using microcapillary flow cytometry
• Performance of aged, TransFix-treated blood in the Guava EasyCD4® and EasyCD8™ Assays
• Five-site evaluation of the Guava EasyCD4® Assay for enumeration of human CD4 T-cells
• A multiplex fluorescence assay approach for determination of apoptosis, mitotic state, and cell viability on a microplate-based single cell analysis system
• Screening cytoactive compounds in multiplex cell-based assays for viability, apoptosis, and cell cycle progression
• Screening cytoactive compounds In multiplex cell-based assays for viability, apoptosis, and cell cycle progression
• High throughput primary screening of monoclonal antibodies to cell surface antigens
• Drug discovery and development of novel pro-apoptotic molecules by capillary cytometry HTS cell-based assay
• Three-site evaluation of the Guava EasyCD4® and EasyCD8™ Assays

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Application Notes

Research applications

• A multiplex assay approach to screening cytoactive compounds for cell cycle disruption and apoptotic activity on the Guava EasyCyte™ System
• Rapid identification of genes involved in cellular pathways with the Guava® PCA-96 AFP and a yeast deletion mutant library
• Reducing variation in Elispot assays
• Enhanced precision of Elispot assays with the Guava ViaCount® method of cell counting
• Screening cytoactive compounds to determine cell cycle arrest ssing the Guava® PCA-96 Microplate-based Benchtop Cell Analysis System
• Efficient CD4 T-cell counting with the Guava EasyCD4® Assay for Research Use Only
• Determining monoclonal antibody specificity with the Guava® Cell Paint Assay
• Measuring chemokine-induced chemotaxis through actin polymerization assays
• Screening compounds for apoptotic and cytotoxic activity with the Guava® PCA-96 Microplate-based Benchtop Cell Analysis System
• Robustness and reliability of the Guava Nexin® Annexin V Apoptosis Screening Assay on the Guava® PCA-96 System
• Comparing quantitative viability bioassays: An evaluation of MTT, alamarBlue™, and Guava ViaCount® methods
• Guava® Cell Toxicity Assay: A novel fluorescent assay for measuring natural killer cell effector function
• At-line monitoring of cell cultures: Rapid cytometric evaluation of cellular physiology
• Assaying Sf9 insect cells with Guava ViaCount® Flex Reagent: A validation study
• Validating the Guava ViaCount® Cell Counting/Viability Assay for use in a manufacturing setting
• Validating the Guava ViaCount® Cell Dispersal Reagent Assay

Clinical applications

• Efficient CD4 T-cell counting with the Guava EasyCD4® System

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Product Information

General

• Overview Guava® Systems for simple, efficient benchtop cell analysis
• Introduction to warranty and service plans from Guava Technologies, Inc.
• Guava® PCA System product specifications
• Guava EasyCyte™ System product specifications
• Guava® PCA-96 System product specifications
• Guava EasyCyte™ System Sole Source Specifications

Research applications

• Guava RapidQuant™ Assays for quantification of mouse and human secreted IgG antibodies
• Guava EasyCyte™ Plus Benchtop Cell Analysis System
• Guava® Caspase 3/7 & Caspase 8 Assay for detection of apoptosis
• Guava RapidQuant™ Mouse IgG Assay: Simple, efficient antibody quantification
• Guava RapidQuant™ Human IgG Assay: Simple, efficient antibody quantification
• Guava Nexin® Annexin V Binding Assay for monitoring induction of apoptosis
• Guava Express® Antibodies for identifying and quantifying antigen expression
• Guava EasyCyte™ Mini Benchtop Cell Analysis System
• Guava EasyCyte™ System Side Scatter Option
• Guava® Cell Growth Assay
• Guava® Mitochondrial Depolarization Assay for detection of apoptosis
• Guava® Cell Paint Assay for tracking target cells
• Guava® Cell Toxicity Assay
• Guava® Link Software to support laboratory automation
• Guava® Cell Health Profiling
• Guava® Cell Cycle Assay
• Guava ViaCount® Cell Counting & Viability EasyFit Software
• Guava® Link Automation Server to support laboratory automation
• Guava ViaCount® Cell Counting and Viability Assay for the Guava® PCA System
• Guava ViaCount® Flex Reagent to support cell counting of difficult cell samples
• Guava® Instrument Cleaning Fluid (ICF)
• Guava ViaCount® Cell Dispersal Reagent (CDR) can prevent cell aggregation during cell counting
• Guava® PCA-96 AFP Benchtop GFP Screening System: Microvolume GFP expression analysis at your benchtop

Clinical applications

• Guava EasyCD4® T-cell System for monitoring treatment of HIV/AIDS in resource-limited setting
• Overview of Guava® T-cell System

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Technical Information

• Microvolume murine blood studies: Obtaining longitudinal information with repeat bleeds from the same animal
• Assessing apoptosis in cell cultures quickly and easily using the Guava ViaCount® Assay
• Monitoring apoptosis using four different assays on the Guava® PCA System
• Demonstrating the superiority of the Guava ViaCount® Cell Counting/Viability Assay over the Trypan blue method
• Fluorescent dyes compatible with Guava® Systems
• Extensive list of cell lines tested on the Guava® PCA System
• List of 96-well plates for use on the Guava® PCA-96 System

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White Papers

• Guava® Systems: Return on investment
• The Guava® PCA and PCA-96 Systems: Support for compliance for 21 CFR Part 11
• A better alternative to traditional methods for cell counting and viability assessments: New platform for a broad range of cell-based assays

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Lab Guides & Protocols

• Care and use of a pipette
• Counting white blood cells in unlysed whole human blood
• Guava® Cell Cycle Assay for the Guava® PCA-96 System