Sample Purity & Quality Control
Identification and quantification of contaminants in cell preparations
- Ch1: DAPI or Hoechst (nuclear stain)
- Ch2: target cell marker
- Optional Ch3: contaminant or debris counterstain
- % pure (target) cells
- Contaminant count and fraction
- Debris and aggregate area per field
- Per-object classification (target vs. contaminant vs. debris)
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Segment all objects from the nuclear and marker channels
Classify each as target cell, contaminant, or debris using size, shape, and marker intensity
Report sample purity as the fraction of target cells, with every flagged object linked back to its image.
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Single-cell suspension QC, dissociated primary tissue purity, cell-line cross-contamination checks, debris and aggregate screening, and any preparation where target cells must be separated from contaminating objects.
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