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MOTHER MACHINE PACK

Vibration-free pump for long term mother machine experiments
VIBRATION-FREE

No interference on your microscope focus

EASILY USED WITH LARGE VOLUME RESERVOIRS

Use the reservoir of your choice

INCUBATOR-FRIENDLY

Keep it inside your microscope incubator chamber

Mother machine pack setup

Closely follow the development of your long-term mother machine experiment on top of the microscope stage while constantly refreshing the media. Our mother machine pack consists of a vibration-free compact pump that doesn’t require an air compressor and is already integrated with a flow sensor. The microfluidic device can be homemade or bought from a commercial supplier.

mother-machine-schematics

The mother machine pack contains:

  • Perfusion pump for microscope: the pump comes with a motherbox and a pressure unit with a flow sensor, but extra units can be added if needed.
  • Reservoirs: any volume reservoir can be plugged into the system.
  • Microfluidic chip: use the chip you choose, homemade or commercially available.

Compatibility

The mother machine pack is not limited by your chip design or manufacturer and can be used with the microfluidic device of your choice.


Chips

 

 

Other equipment

  • Microscope Incubation chambers
  • Stage top incubators
  • CO2 incubators

 

 

Reservoirs

The perfusion pump can be connected to any reservoir, from Eppendorfs to large bottles, in fully closed or open systems.

microfluidic_reservoirs

Mother machine pack technical specifications

The technical specifications of the perfusion pump can be found below. 

Pressure control

Pressure range-400 to 600 mbar
Pressure stability0.2 mbar
Air flow rate0.1L/min at atmospheric pressure
Possibility to work with higher air flow rates by reducing the pressure range

Flow control

Flow sensor compatibilityCompatible with the whole MFS range
Monitoring and feedback loop flow control available
Flow ratesFrom 0.1 µL/min to 5 mL/min

 

What comes inside the box? 

When you order the mother machine pack, 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).

perfusion-pump_what-comes-in-the-box

Customize your pack

Our instruments are compatible with standard commercialized chips from different brands.

Our instruments can be added to different setups depending on your specific needs. In this light, our microfluidic specialists will advise you on the best instruments and accessories depending on your needs and will accompany you during the system’s setup.

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Can the mother machine pack be placed inside the microscope incubation chamber?

Yes, the mother machine pack can be used without problems inside the microscope incubation chamber, in the CO2 incubator, and on the bench.

No, the pump in the pack, the perfusion pump for microscope, is connected to a computer through a cable, which acts as a power supply.

Yes, the mother machine pack requires a computer and software to work. Nonetheless, it does not require a compressed air source.

Funding and Support

The Tumor-LN-oC project helped develop this instrument. This project is funded by European Union’s H2020-NMBP-TR-IND-2020, grant agreements. No. 953234 (Tumor-LN-oC).

Tumor-LN-oC_Tumor-on-chip_ElvesysFunded by the EU

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