Surface is specially treated for enhanced cell growth, and thin bottom is well suited for high resolution microscopy using any microscopic technique such as DIC, phase contrast and fluorescence
Ibidi, a supplier of solutions for biomicroscopy, has launched the u-Dish, a novel petri dish that allows cells to be cultured, manipulated and imaged on one and the same dish.
The surface of the u-Dish is specially treated and exhibits enhanced cell growth, as tested with over 20 cell lines and primary cell cultures.
Due to the thin bottom, the u-Dish is well suited for high resolution microscopy using any microscopic technique such as DIC, phase contrast and fluorescence.
A special locking feature of the lid prevents the evaporation of cell culture medium and allows long-term experiments without loss of humidity.
Furthermore, the u-Dish has a low height of the walls thus increasing the accessible working area in case of cell manipulation.
This facilitates the handling of micro-pipettes for example with patch clamp and micro injection.
Ibidi develops, produces and distributes micro-slides (u-Slides), a 'lab-on-a-slide' technology for the analysis of cells and biomolecules.
The u-Slides represent a new family of flow through devices for the functional analysis of living cells.
Currently, the u-Slide product family comprises eight different slide types for cell-culture and optical microscopy (high resolution, fluorescence, DIC) and protein-binding.
