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The majority of available perfusion systems have long lines of tubing, which have to be filled be<strong>for</strong>e con-<br />

ducting experiments. However, sometimes applied substances are available only in limited quantities or are<br />

extremely expensive, prohibiting the usage of conventional perfusion systems. This system utilizes small<br />

plastic tubes with conical bottom and thin Teflon tubing to connect to your system. It can be used with as<br />

little as 00 µl volumes of solution. Tubes with solutions are simply threaded into the holder. Solutions are<br />

easy to refill during the experiment. Can be used with miniature manifolds. Uses pressure source built-inside<br />

the controller to deliver the solutions, unless the solutions are withdrawn by a negative pressure like<br />

in controlled flow system or intracellular perfusion setup. The system comes with all necessary tubing and<br />

fitting to connect to a single pressure source. The small size of 91 x 48 x 17 mm (without tubing attached)<br />

allows to position solutions near your sample. Can be attached to a ft. rod (included). Comes with X-block<br />

to attach onto a standard 0.5 in. stand. The body has 6.5 mm I.D. opening, which allows to mount the system<br />

on a micromanipulator. Includes 6 plastic replaceable tubes (2 and 3.5ml).<br />

Includes Miniature Manifold <strong>for</strong> Single Cell Superfusion<br />

Miniature manifolds are used to achieve fast solution application to small samples (single cells, <strong>for</strong> example).<br />

Due to the small size of the sample, solution exchange around the sample can happen in as fast as<br />

few ms. The miniature manifolds also offer advantage of not contaminating the whole bath chamber, but<br />

applying the substances locally (provided that perfusion chamber is used with frequent wash). Comes with<br />

three replaceable threaded tips of 360, 250 and 100 micron I.D. Incorporates 2 ft. long Teflon tubing <strong>for</strong> direct<br />

connection to perfusion systems. Inside tubing is easy to wash. The threaded replaceable tips are washable<br />

and allow one to use the manifold with solutions under higher pressure. The length of tips is around<br />

in., which can be cut to the required length. Incorporates 10cm long 4mm O.D. rod to mount on miniature<br />

manipulators and 7mm O.D. adapter to mount on regular manipulators. Incorporates eight separate channels.<br />

If used with less number of solutions, multiple channels are filled with the same solution, which accelerates<br />

washout and delivery. Includes two nozzles to use with small volume chambers as a regular manifold (the<br />

rod fits inside magnetic holders MTH).<br />

Includes Flow Control Unit, up to 22 ml/min Suction<br />

Comes with a set of tubing <strong>for</strong> different flow ranges up to 22 ml/min. Includes a DC power supply. This high<br />

flow rate unit can be used <strong>for</strong> solution suction/aspiration from open perfusion chambers. The unit is configured<br />

as an analog option <strong>for</strong> automatic outflow when perfusion is turned ON.<br />

16-channel Valve Controller<br />

The included 6-channel controller can operate in AUTO Memory mode, when a set of chosen valves opens<br />

automatically at the time the other valves close. This is useful <strong>for</strong> automatic switching to preset solutions<br />

after the test solution is OFF, and provides uninterrupted solution flow.<br />

INHIBIT mode with manual and external controls allows you to switch all channels OFF at once, if required.<br />

The controller has an option <strong>for</strong> valves control by Binary Encoding using only 2-4 digital inputs, in case if<br />

a limited number of digital outputs are available in your system. The RS232 port allows automation of solution<br />

switching and integration with imaging systems.<br />

ANALOG output can be configured to monitor channel switching during manual operation. By default,<br />

ANALOG output is used to switch an outflow unit ON automatically every time perfusion is ON.<br />

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