Silicone Isolators™ Sheet Material
Silicone isolator™ sheet material allows researchers to create their own removable hydrophobic barriers to isolate specimens. Where additional sealing is required, SecureSeal™ adhesive on one or both surfaces is recommended. Silicone sheet material is also available in CultureWell™ “water-clear” silicone, which is highly recommended for sensitive cell culture applications.
Applications
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Protein and DNA arrays
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Immunohistochemistry
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Fluorescence In-situ Hybridization (FISH)
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Biopolymers and hydrogel formulation
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Cryogenic-transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM)
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X-ray scattering
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Microwave crystallization
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Ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS)
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Tissue engineering
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Live cell lithography (LCL)
References
CultureWell™ clear silicone sheet material allows researchers to create their own removable hydrophobic barriers to isolate specimens. They may be used to isolate cells grown in culture dishes or separate multiple specimens affixed to microscope slides.
These adhesive sheets are made using the same SecureSeal™ adhesive as is used to make HybriWell™ and SecureSeal™ Incubation Chambers. Thin, double-sided tape on a non-woven carrier. Clear, polyester liner on one surface, white clay coated paper on the other. SecureSeal™ Sheets consist of various thickness to choose from. These double sided adhesive sheets measure 7 x 10 inches.
Wound splints are constructed of silicone and include suture sites for increased precision in affixing on or within an animal model. These devices enable reproducible and reliable experimental conditions for wound healing. The splints are offered in a variety of shapes and sizes, shipped sterile and ready to use.
CS16 CultureWell™ removable chambered coverglass is a 16-well chambered coverglass cell culture vessel, with 2 x 8 format with standard 96 well plate volumes and well spacing. The non-cytotoxic silicone well gaskets form a leak-proof seal between the polystyrene upper structure and coverglass. Product is sterile and ready to use. Chambered Coverglass allows high resolution imaging in the same vessel used for cell culture. The bottom of the wells are No. 1.5 German borosilicate coverglass. Coverglass may be separated from the chambers for mounting fixed cells.
Each CultureWell™ coverglass insert is comprised of four chambered coverglass, assembled in a disposable frame placed in a standard 86mm x 128mm culture plate, sterile and ready to use. The stabilizing insert design and accessory hardware allow fragile coverglass to be easily integrated into protocols for high throughput handling of microscope slides and SBS compliant microtiter plates. Custom designs and coverglass are available.
Gaskets are ideal for forming wells on glass microscope slides or in polystyrene dishes. Gaskets are non-sterile and may be sterilized by autoclaving, UV or alcohol. Ideal for forming wells on glass microscope slides or in polystyrene dishes and to isolate cells using removable hydrophobic barriers on coverglass.
CultureWell™ clear silicone sheet material allows researchers to create their own removable hydrophobic barriers to isolate specimens. They may be used to isolate cells grown in culture dishes or separate multiple specimens affixed to microscope slides.
Imaging spacers are ultra-thin adhesive spacers which peel-and-stick to coverglass or microscope slides to confine specimens without compression. Layer multiple spacers to custom build chambers to any depth desired. Thin, double-sided adhesive spacers confine specimens without compression. For high resolution microscopy, sandwich specimen and spacer between two No. 0 coverglass. Imaging spacers can be fabricated in different material and thickness for specific applications. The adhesive, also used to make Wound Splints, HybriWell and SecureSeal incubation chambers, is now available in sheets that may be purchased in a single layer thickness or prepared in multiple layers for your convenience.
Silicone Isolators allow researchers to isolate specimens using removable hydrophobic barriers. They may be used to isolate cells grown in culture dishes or separate multiple specimens affixed to microscope slides. Isolators are available in red silicone thickness 0.5 to 2.5mm pre-cut or as sheet material with or without secure seal clean adhesive on one or both surfaces. Nonadhesive isolators are autoclavable and reusable.Silicone Isolators™ remain sealed to smooth surfaces during washing steps. Where additional sealing is required, SecureSeal™ adhesive on one or both surfaces is recommended.
