CytocaptureH500-100productshavebeendesignedforhighresolutionandlifecellimagingapplicationsofcellularspheroids.ThistypeofmicrocavitieshastheLowCellAdhesion(LCA)coating.Theymaybeusedforapplicationslike:
- Controlledformationandinvestigationofcellularspheroids
- Sensitivefluorescenceanalysis(FRET,FRAP,FLIM)
- Cellsignalingstudies,cell-cellInteractionandcommunicationstudies
- Timelapsevideomicroscopy
- Individualcellcharacterizationandspheroidpicking
TheCytoCaptureS500-100,LCAproductsaredesignedforcellbasedassaysandhighresolutionlifecellimagingofcellspheroids.Auniformarrayofsquaretypepolymercavitieslaysontopofthecoverglassbottomsofthesespecializedcellcultureandimagingconsumables.Individualcavitieshaveadistancefromsurroundingwalltowallof500μm.ThewallthicknessIs15μm.HeightofthewallsIs100μm.Thewallsofthecavitieserrectstraightuprightfromthebottom(F-shape).Seededcellssedimentspontaneouslyinsidethemicrocavities.ThemicrocavitiesarecoatedwithaLowCellAdhesion(LCA)surface.Thegeometryofthecavitiesallowsgroupsofcellstoenter.Becausecelladhesiontothesurfacesissuppressedthecellsformspontaneouslyspheroids.Withinthesecavitiesthespheroidsareprotectedfromgeneralfluidconvectionwithinthecellcultureconsumable.Themicrocavitiesallowthatthespheroidscanbetrackedoverdayswithoutmajorchangeoftheirposition.Themicrocavitiesallowalsoabettersizecontrolandhomogenoussizedistributionofthespheroids.