Product Features |
Lab-Tek® |
Lab-Tek® II |
Lab-Tek® II CC2 |
Configurations |
1, 2, 4, 8, 16 well, flask style |
1, 2, 4, 8 well |
1, 2, 4, 8 well |
Media chamber material |
Proprietary cell culture grade polystyrene (PS) |
Proprietary cell culture grade polystyrene (PS) |
Proprietary cell culture grade polystyrene (PS) |
Slide Materials |
Soda lime glass Permanox® plastic Polystyrene plastic
|
Soda lime glass |
Soda lime glass |
Cover |
Clear polystyrene, no handle, facilitates microscopic viewing |
Clear polystyrene, with handle for aseptic manipulations |
Clear polystyrene, with handle for aseptic manipulations |
Sealant |
Non-toxic medical grade silicone
• Remains on slide after detachment |
Biocompatible acrylic adhesive
• Remains with media chamber after detachment |
Biocompatible acrylic adhesive
• Remains with media chamber after detachment |
Reagent ‘isolator’ |
Created by removable
silicone gasket |
Created by hydrophobic border |
Created by hydrophobic border |
Chamber separation |
No separation tool required |
Requires separation tools |
Requires separation tools |
Growth Surface |
For adherent cell culture Glass slides
• 6-stage high purity water wash
Permanox® plastic
• Cell culture treated
Polystyrene
• Cell culture treated |
For adherent cell culture RS treated glass slide
Proprietary wash |
For adherent cell culture chemically modified surface that’s
optimal for fastidious cells
Mimics a poly-lysine coated. |
Biological testing |
BHK-21, Hep-2 cells |
BHK-21, Hep-2 cells |
Primary chick brain neurons, Hep-2 cells |
Leak tested |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Slide background fluorescence |
Glass: Minimal fluorescence Permanox®: Minimal fluorescence Polystyrene: Autofluorescence at <485nm |
Glass:
• No endogenous fluorescence |
Glass:
• No endogenous fluorescence |
Coverslip compatibility |
Yes, following gasket removal |
Yes |
Yes |
Writing surface |
“Sand-blasted” frosted end |
Super Frost® white printed end |
SuperFrost® blue printed end |