Patent 12130285 was granted and assigned to Slingshot Biosciences on October, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Provided herein are hydrogel beads that mimic live, dead, and apoptotic cells. The present disclosure also provides kits and compositions of hydrogel beads. The present disclosure further comprises methods of using the kits, compositions, and hydrogel beads to determine if a target cell sample includes one or more live, dead, or apoptotic cells.