Description
FlexFlow®?Shear?Stress?Device
A parallel plate laminar shear stress device that allows the user to observe signaling responses to fluid flow and/or apply strain (up to 4%) to cells before, during, or after applying a shear stress.
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Test cell alignment response to fluid flow
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Culture your cells on matrix bonded surfaces using StageFlexer® Membranes or Culture Slips®.
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Regulate shear stress from 0-35 dynes/cm2 using a computer-controlled peristaltic pump
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Use with the Osci-Flow® Flow Controller to regulate the frequency of oscillation or pulsatile flow patterns
Uses a computer controlled peristaltic pump to regulate shear stress from 0-35 dynes/cm2 . Strain cells using a flexercell® Tension System before, during, or after applying shear stress. Culture cells on matrix bonded surfaces (StageFlexer® membranes or Culture Slips®). View cell responses to flow and/or strain in real-time with an upright microscope.
The FlexFlow? is a parallel plate laminar flow device designed to apply fluid shear stress and/or cyclic strain to cells in culture while providing a means for
viewing cell activity under a microscope in real time. The FlexFlow? fits on the stage of a standard upright microscope and holds both flexercell® Culture Slips® and StageFlexer® membranes.
Integrate with the FX-6000T system, which can stretch the cells while providing fluid shear stress, and detect the real-time response of blood vessels and nodular tissue cells to fluid flow.
StageFlexer® Membranes
Flexible growth surfaces that are individually packaged membranes for the StageFlexer® or FlexFlow? dynamic culture products.
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43mm clear silicone rubber membranes for direct viewing of cells
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Viscoelastic under mechanical loading
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Membranes are in a closed SpillGuard® culture dish to maintain sterility even after outer packaging is opened
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Covalently bound matrix surfaces: Untreated, Amino, Collagen (Type I or IV), Elastin, Pronectin® (RGD), and Laminin (YIGSR)
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Available in a pack of 6 or case of 36 culture slips
Culture Slips® Microscope Slides
Works with the Streamer® and FlexFlow? systems. Each slip is matrix treated to promote cell attachment.
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Culture Slips® are available in two sizes: 75 mm x 25 mm x 1.0 mm (for Streamer® or FlexFlow?), 76 mm x 25 mm x 1 mm (for FlexFlow? only)
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Culture Slips® are rimmed with a 1.0 mm wide Teflon® border to help limit cell culture growth to the portion of the slip exposed to fluid flow
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Covalently bound matrix surfaces: Untreated, Amino, Collagen (Type I or IV), Elastin, Pronectin® (RGD), and Laminin (YIGSR)
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Available in a pack of 6 or case of 36 culture slips
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