In cooperation with scientists from the research centre Julich, Ibidi, a supplier of systems for biomicroscopy, announces the launch of a new soft surface for cell cultivation
The new elastic supported surfaces (ESS Slide) allow the cultivation of heart or retina cells as well as microscopic evaluation via fluorescence microscopy.
Cell types such as smooth muscle cells, some primary cells and cardiac fibroblasts are difficult to cultivate on glass.
Since the regular tissue structure is not rigid, these cells require softer surrounding surfaces.
Processes such as differentiation, formation of protein complexes and cell morphology are strongly dependent on the elasticity module of the surface.
ibidi's research was conducted in cooperation with Hoffmann and Merkel from the research centre Julich.
In cooperation, they managed to establish an elastic soft surface that combines the requirements of low rigidity for in vivo-like cell cultivation and modern imaging.
Initial results published in volume 78 of the Review of Scientific Instruments show that the carriers drive the development of cytoskeleton and facilitate other cell functions such as differentiation in a fashion closer to in vivo cell growth than on standard slide preparations.
The u-Slides ESS are exclusively distributed worldwide by Ibidi.
