Kirkstall - Model QV600 -Cell Culture Chamber
The QV600 chamber has been designed for surface cultures, such as skin, respiratory epithelium or whole corneas. Additionally, the use of transwells to create a double cavity chamber is ideal for the study of membranes and barrier models. The QV600 provides a constant medium surface, positioned to allow the membrane on commercial inserts to sit at this height and provide cell cultures with a continuous perfusion of media as well as exposure to a controlled gaseous environment. The QV600 chamber can also be fitted with an alternative insert to create a double cavity chamber ideal for the study of membranes and barrier models.
Users of the QV600 can expect to profit from a number of key benefits associate with the QV600 cell culture chambers:
- Continuous flow of medium across cell cultures
- Consistent ALI level within chambers – no risk of cells drying due to evaporation
- Ports for control of gas within culture
- Simple fluid level control
- Sized for commercially available inserts
- Chamber width: 15 mm internal
- Chamber depth: 33 mm, minimum depth 12 mm
- Materials: Chamber: PDMS
- Tubing: Tygon
- Luers and reservoir bottle: Polypropylene
- Overall dimensions: 23 mm height x 37 mm diameter
- Diameter of tubing: Inlet: 1/16” ID
- Outlet: 3/32” ID
- Volume of chamber: 2 ml running as ALI, 2 x 2 ml with barrier insert
Surface cultures
- Cornea
- Skin
- Respiratory System
Barrier models
- Gut model
- Blood-Brain Barrier
- Kidney