The Vena8 Fluoro+™ biochip is ideal for rolling and adhesion assays on protein coatings or cell monolayers. Ideal for thrombosis; whole blood assays. Compatible with immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy.

Features:

• Disposable plastic biochips for cell analysis of cells under shear flow including rolling and adhesion assays on protein coatings or cell monolayers.

• Immunofluorescence staining of living and fixed cells.

• Ideal for whole blood, primary cells, rare cells e.g. where samples are more difficult to retrieve or culture or only small sample volumes available.

• Perfect for high flow rates / high shear stresses e.g. platelet adhesion, aggregation and thrombi formation studies for thrombosis using whole blood. In standard flow chambers / perfusion chambers; significant volumes of blood would be required making the assay impossible.

• No assembly of the biochip is required unlike many standard perfusion chambers / flow chambers.

• No luer lock connections which increase dead volume. Cellix’s biochips have a unique plug & play connection with tubing connections which are autoclaveable and reuseable.

Applications: Flow assays using minimal sample volumes (whole blood, cell suspensions, proteins etc.); immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy.

Specifications:

Substrate thickness	0.17mm = 170μm
Substrate material	High quality plastic, compatible with immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy
Number of channels per biochip	8
Height of channels	0.1mm = 100μm
Width of channels	0.4mm = 400μm
Length of channels	28mm = 2.8cm
Volume of each channel	0.8μL
Volume of protein required for coating	10μL
Volume of reservoir to hold sample	0.1mL; also possible to connect via tubing to eppendorf if greater sample volume or high shear stress / flow rate assay is being performed