PERFUSION PUMP FOR INCUBATOR
Keep everything neatly inside the incubator
Gentle pressure-driven flow not to squish your cells
Programmable pump opens a myriad of physiological flow possibilities
Perfusion pump
Incubator-friendly pump
Our perfusion pump was designed to keep the same conditions for your entire system and experiment by putting everything inside the incubator. It can withstand the humidity and temperature of the CO2 incubator for prolonged periods while providing precise flow control over your cells.
Autonomous
This perfusion pump is self-contained.
It has everything you will need to culture your cells dynamically: an integrated pump and a flow sensor to substantially decrease the number of connectors and tubing!
Compact
We kept the footprint of the perfusion pump to the smallest possible amount because we know that incubator space is limited and often shared. Thus, we want to allow you to perform several experiments simultaneously without taking up the entire incubator.
High throughput and modular
Concentrations 1, 2, and 3 in triplicates plus the controls, the number of simultaneous experiments escalates quickly. This high throughput perfusion pump can be stacked up to 6 units. Its modularity ensures the flexibility you need while maintaining robust and reliable results.
Easy to use
Based on users’ feedback, we substantially decreased the tubing you need to use in your experiments. New plug-and-play connections make assembling, disassembling, and cleaning much more accessible, so you don’t need to worry! Less variability in the assembly also favors better reproducibility.
Applications and compatibility
The perfusion pump is compatible with organ-on-a-chip applications, and it is not limited by your chip design or manufacturer.
Applications can include:
- Stem cell culture
- Blood-brain barrier on-a-chip
- Drug screening
- Shear stress
- Immune response
- Models of physiology and disease
- Blood vessel formation & occlusion (atherosclerosis)
- Bone homeostasis and disease (osteoporosis)
- etc
Chips
- Microfluidic ChipShop
- Homemade devices, PDMS, PMMA, etc.
- Ibidi
- Synvivo
- and more!
Assays
- TEER
- Immunostaining of endothelial cell markers
- Albumin reabsorption
- 3D reconstructions
- Perfusion assay, using fluorescent dyes
- Pharmacokinetics assays
- Immunohistochemical and histopathological characterization
- Toxicity assays
- and many more!
Perfusion pump technical specifications
The technical specifications of the perfusion pump can be found below.
Pressure control | |
| Pressure range | -400 to 600 mbar |
| Pressure stability | 0.2 mbar |
| Air flow rate | 0.1L/min at atmospheric pressure Possibility to work with higher air flow rates by reducing the pressure range |
Flow control | |
| Microfluidic flow sensor | Monitoring and feedback loop flow control available |
| Flow rates | From 0.1 µL/min to 5 mL/min |
What comes inside the box?
When you order the perfusion pump, you can expect to receive the motherboard with the desired number of units, the reservoirs, flow sensors, the software, and the cable to connect to the computer, as seen below (the laptop is only illustrative).
Customize your pack
We offer compatible instruments for standard commercialized chips from various brands.
You can customize your pack to suit your specific needs with guidance from our specialists, who will suggest the best instruments and accessories. We’ll also help you set up the perfusion platform.
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Is the perfusion pump powered by battery?
No, the perfusion pump is connected to a computer through a cable, which acts as a power supply.
Do I need a computer to operate the perfusion pump?
Yes, it requires a computer and software to work. Nonetheless, it does not require a compressed air source.
Which microfluidic chips can be connected to the perfusion pump?
The pump can be connected to any microfluidic chip, employing the right connectors.
Funding and Support
The Tumor-LN-oC project helped develop this beta instrument. This project is funded by European Union’s H2020-NMBP-TR-IND-2020, grant agreements. No. 953234 (Tumor-LN-oC).
