Smart Culture Tube Rack
Automatic switch between media reservoirs
Smart switch before your tube gets empty
Place your tubes inside the incubator for ideal conditions
A smart rack that automates and protects your experiment
In our quest to push the state-of-the-art and provide researchers with instruments that make their lives more accessible in the lab, we realized that long-term cell perfusion experiments require a lot of preparation to become automated and can quickly go wrong due to clogging or biofouling.
Thus, we developed an intelligent rack for cell culture tubes that automates the preparation of long-term cell perfusion experiments aimed at media enrichment, in other words, when a defined volume of media is perfused and collected over and over through time.
Our Smart culture tube rack has level sensors that identify the liquid height in the reservoir and define a limit. As the media is perfused out and reaches this limit, the system automatically changes the parameters to start perfusing media from the reservoir that, up until then, was collecting the media.
Also, suppose there’s an unexpected leakage somewhere in the system. In that case, the intelligent rack will stop the perfusion of media before the air enters the system, preserving your experiment and allowing you to collect data even in a mishap.
It is important to note that our cell culture under a flow system allows unidirectional flow over the cells. Check out our perfusion system for more info.
Smart culture tube rack applications
The Smart Rack is compatible with the CO2 incubator and with 15ml conical tubes, but it can be adapted to different volume reservoirs upon request.
It can also be employed in a variety of applications, such as:
Customize your smart culture tube rack
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 cell culture tubes be placed inside the CO2 incubator?
Yes, we have developed a simple protocol for sterilization and cleaning that is provided along with the user guide.
Is the smart culture tube rack adapted for other volumes than 15 ml?
Yes! Our experts will establish which instruments are best suited for your application, such as the type of flow sensor or the number of flow controller channels you need to perform your experiment. Contact us using the “talk to our experts” green button above.
Can I combine the smart rack with other instruments?
Yes! Our team can help you design the setup that best fits your application. Check our product section.
Funding and Support
The LIFESAVER project helped develop this instrument. This project is funded by the European Union’s H2020-LC-GD-2020-3, grant agreement No. 101036702 (LIFESAVER).
