SmartCHANNELS®
Microchannels Fabrication Kit
Make your own microchannels for cell assays.
Cells are loaded into a central chamber communicating with multiple microchannels that can be analyzed simultaneously by microscopy.
Live Cell Imaging: compatible with high resolution live microscopy
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Control over the protocol
All the tools needed to do chips by yourself
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Various Microchannels designs
Choose 4 molds between small, medium and large microchannels designs
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Autonomy and affordable experiment
Make 100 microchannels chips and keep the knowledge in your lab
How to handle your Microchannels fabrication kit
Features & Benefits
Which kit fits your needs?
If you never made any microchannels:
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Microchannels Station (microchannels box + plasma cleaner)
If you already have a binding tool (for example a plasma cleaner):
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Microchannels Box (supplies box + microchannels mold)
If you have all the equipment but want to access the best chemicals:
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Supplies Box (silicone precursors, glass bottom petri dishes and solutions)
Each element can also be ordered separately.
What do you need to make your own microchannels?
To manufacture 100 chips, each 4DCell microchannels kit contains:
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1 x Silicone precursors to make 100 chips
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2 x graduated plastic cups to measure the quantity of elastomer needed
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1 x glass spatula to homogenize the PDMS with its curing agent
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4 x individual molds to shape the silicone into the upper part of the chip containing the microchannels
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1 x Scalpel to unmold the chip
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1 x Thin glass bottom 35 mm petri dishes to make the lower part of the microchannels, and to observe cells with a microscope
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1 x punches round to cut 3 mm holes into the chip
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1 x Aliquots of extracellular matrix protein for cell adhesion (for example, fibronectin)
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1 x Plasma cleaner to activate the surface of the chip and allow its bonding to the glass
