Cellix, an instrumentation company, is providing new and exciting microfluidic technology based solution in the areas of drug discovery, diagnostics and medical research. Stemming from a collaborative partnership between the Departments of Physics and Clinical Medicine in Trinity College Dublin, Cellix has developed and produced disposable biochips capable of mimicking human capillaries.
Their biochips allow detailed dissection of disease processes at the cellular level where shear stress or continuous flow parameters are known to affect physiologic events. This innovation embodies the vista of microfluidics and nanotechnology furnishing the benefits of reduced sample and reagent volume (microlitre range), speedy assay time combined with the potential for automation and parallel processing.
The system on offer the Microfluidic SP Series comprises disposable biochips with a sophisticated pumping system and DucoCell analysis software; a fast and reliable software package also applicable in analysing cell image sets from static experiments. View the Cellix System Video to see how the technology works. A selection of videos showing the system in action can be found on the Cellix Demo Page or on YouTube. A Resource Page is available with technical and additional product related information.
Product RangeReliable tools for investigation of cell adhesion under physiological shear stresses.
VenaFlux Platform
The VenaFlux platform is the platform of choice for our pharmaceutical customers. This automated system provides the complete solution for microfluidic cell based assay under physiological flow. Futher information on the VenaFlux Platform.
Build Your Own
Many researchers that come to Cellix already have most equipment in their lab to get started – doing cell-based assays under flow with Cellix’s biochips does not have to mean an expensive investment in capital equipment. Futher information on Building Your Own Microfluidic Systems.
Mirus Nanopump
Cellix’s Mirus Nanopump is a patented syringe pump capable of delivery incredibly accurate flow rates / shear stresses. This can also be upgraded with the MultiFlow8 (Manifold) such that 8 assays may be run simultaneously in the Vena8 biochip. A syringe pump that delivers flow rate accuracy like never before!Futher information on the Mirus Nanopump.
Biochips
We currently offer two biochips, the Vena8 and the VenaEC which contain capillaries. In these capillaries, cells or whole bloodsamples may be flowed over adhesion molecules (Vena8) or endothelial cells (VenaEC).
An evolution of the parallel plate flow chamber /perfusion chamber.Futher information on Vena8 and the VenaE Biochips.
DucoCell Software
Readouts includes - Cell Count (i.e. number of cells adhered in the microfluidic channels of the biochips at a particular shear stress) – most popular readout.
- Morphological parameters including area of cell, diameter of cell at a particular shear stress.
DucoCell Software Brochure
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