METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND HANDLING OF PARTICLES

摘要

The present invention refers to methods and equipment for the optimised selection and isolation, within a respective population, of elements of interest and/or utility for a series of subsequent operations. In particular, the invention concerns a method comprising the phases of : a) identifying, for each particle, at least one of a plurality of characteristic parameters; b) selecting the particles of interest, comparing for each of these the at least one parameter with a respective reference parameter. According to the invention, the method is characterised by the fact that it furthermore comprises the phases of c) storing, for each of said particles, the at least one parameter identified; d) processing the value of a function of said stored parameter, associating the function with a criterion for selection of the particles of interest chosen from a group of possible selection criteria; e) establishing for each particle a threshold criterion to be used as reference parameter. The threshold criterion is established on a time by time basis according to the result of the above processing.