oCelloScope-Flow Cell BioFilm Monitoring

oCelloScope Flow-Cell Starter Kit

The flow-cell technology was developed in a joint project discovering a new and innovative “At Line” technology for crystallization monitoring in a production environment. Since 2020 the technology has been adopted by scientists working with Biofilm, Urinary Tract Infections (UTI), Fermentation, Cell counting and not least as a basic tool to image samples in tough matrices (Molasses, Paint, Blood, Foods etc).
The flow-cells can be used with a micro-volume pump for non-static experiments or with end-stoppers. To accommodate new users we have made a Flow-Cell Starter Kit (Cat# USC.69.0009). The kit consists of an adapter for the instrument, 10×100 µm flow-cells, 10×800 µm flow-cells, end stoppers, tubing and a stand for easy pipetting.

See movie Biofilm development inside a flow-cell here
Combining the flow-cells with a microvolume pump enable you to study microbials under non-static conditions. Above you see a biofilm build up under a constant flow. In similar experiments we also use valves to switch between medium and medium/drug.

The flow-cells accommodate a perfect distribution of cells. Cells or particles can be counted to calculate objects/ml.