Press Release
Computer Controlled Cell Deforming - Cell Stretcher
Hatfield PA, November 15, 2010. Electron Microscopy Sciences, the premier supplier of preparation equipment for microscopy, is pleased to offer the Cell Stretcher CS-10, a device for simultaneous live cell imaging with motion compensation for uni-axial mechanical straining or compression.
The Cell Stretcher CS-10 over comes the big disadvantage of cell stretchers that are based the cultivation of cells on elastic membranes that are deformed to deform the attached cells. This displaces the cell relative to the optical axis of the microscope and a microscopic observation becomes virtually impossible. In the CS-10 compensation is moving the entire membrane during the stretch so that it counteracts this displacement
This compact cell strain device makes it possible to perform life cell imaging studies where a rapid image acquisition is required, such as observing changes of the intracellular Ca 2+ concentration when cells are mechanically stimulated. A big advantage of this cell strain device is its stretching chamber, which allows the use commercially available PDMS sheets. The sheets are transparent and as a consequence it is possible to perform regular bright field as well as epifluorescence microscopy with an inverted microscope.
For complete details and ordering information please visit http://www.emsdiasum.com/microscopy/products/histology/cell_stretcher.aspx
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