A Coulter counter played an important role in the development of the first ever cell sorter, and was involved in the early days of the development of flow cytometry.

He discovered and patented the noble gas (argon, krypton, xenon) ion lasers in 1964, lasers that are still around 50 years later (in DNA sequencers, cell sorters, eye surgery, and at laser light shows.)

Fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) analysis, which detects and counts lymphocytes passing through a laser beam.

Platelets have been separated from whole blood with a DEP-activated cell sorter.

Monocytes usually appeared in fractions 6 or 7 (as determined by flow cytometric analysis in a fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS).

In 1970 Herzenberg developed the fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) which revolutionized immunology and cancer biology, and is the basis for purification of adult stem cells.

Cells expressing EGFP fluorescence were selected using a fluorescence-activated cell sorter.

Mack Fulwyler was the inventor of the forerunner to today's flow cytometers - particularly the cell sorter.

The first cell sorter was invented by Mack Fulwyler in 1965, using the Coulter principle, a relatively difficult technique and one no longer used in modern instruments.