The Lab-on-a-Chip Cell Culture Incubator – LOC CCI 1 enables to carry out cell-based assays in microfluidic chips placed in this incubator to be easily mounted on a microscope stage. Microfluidic chips can be directly placed in the frame that allows for the desired temperature on the chip due to integrated heating elements. The system is optimized for the laboratory standard of 37°C. The fluidic interfaces are directly integrated in the Lab-on-a-Chip Cell Culture Incubator – LOC CCI 1 to achieve an easy liquid supply and removal without interfering with the optical detection zone.
Various kinds of applications can be facilitated on chip with the help of the Lab-on-a-Chip Cell Culture Incubator – LOC CCI 1:
- Cell-based microscopy assays
- Long-term cell culture experiments ( e.g. co-cultures, cytotoxic/ pharmacological effect analysis, cell migration and many more)
- Live cell imaging
Features that the Lab-on-a-Chip Cell Culture Incubator – LOC CCI 1 offers:
- Standard microtiter plate format; fits with all inverted microscopes having a 96 well plate holder or frame.
- Integrated heating system for excellent cell culture conditions - optimized for 37°C.
- For standard cell culture no additional gas incubation is necessary.
- Cell culture is comparable to standard CO2-incubator.
- Compatible with all standard microscope slide formats
- Microfluidic interface integrated allowing for liquid handling for long-time assays without additional handling steps.
Please note: For glass microfluidic chips a dedicated LOC CCI 1 device is offered.
No heating required? Please check out our Lab-on-a-Chip Handling Platform (LOC HP).
