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Research centre Jülich and ibidi
launch in vivo-like cell cultivation on soft surfaces |
Munich, Germany, June 6 2007 In cooperation with scientists from the
research centre Jülich, ibidi GmbH, a supplier of solutions 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.
ibidis research was conducted in cooperation with B. Hoffmann and R. Merkel
from the research centre Jülich. 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 µ-Slides ESS are exclusively distributed worldwide by
ibidi.
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About ibidi GmbH www.ibidi.com
ibidi® GmbH, Munich, Germany, develops, produces and distributes micro-Slides
(µ- Slides), a "Lab-on-a-Slide®" technology for the analysis of cells and
biomolecules. The µ-Slides represent a new family of flow-through devices for
the functional analysis of living cells. The µ-Slide product family consists of
different slide types for cell-culture and high end optical microscopy.
An image of the slide can be found at the following weblink:
http://www.ibidi.de/press/images/ibidi_pr_0507.jpg
Legend for the image:
Fibroblasts cultivated on glass and on an ESS surface
Für weitere Informationen über die Firma wenden Sie sich bitte an:
Dr. Ulf Rädler
ibidi GmbH
Integrated BioDiagnostics
Am Klopferspitz 19
D-82152 Martinsried
Medieninformationen:
Dr. Robert Mayer
Northbank Communications
Augustenstrasse 79
80333 München
Tel: +49 (0)89 52 38 80 30
Fax: +49 (0)89 52 38 80 06
Email: r.mayer@northbankcommunications.com
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