细胞剪切力学实验系统，flexcell str-4000

美国flexcell品牌，型号：str-4000

细胞剪切力学实验系，flexcell str-4000，细胞切应力实验系统，药代动力学实验装置，可提供稳流式切应力、脉冲式切应力或者往返式切应力多种流场刺激，在实现细胞在流体切应力的同时抻拉，实时观察细胞在多力混合加载刺激下的变化反应，细胞量大，便于后期分析，便于后期分析细胞中基因的表达（mRNA检测），以及使用流式细胞仪、基因芯片等进行分析，产品成熟度与使用案例：国外内有数千篇文献

Flexflow单通道平行板流室系统提供流体切应力同时抻拉细胞

FlexcellFlexFlow显微切应力加载设备（SHEAR Stress device）

• 可以在提供流体切应力的同时抻拉细胞，测试血管和结绨组织细胞对液体流动的实时反应。
• 为培育在StageFlexer硅胶模表面或者基质蛋白包被的细胞培养片上的细胞提供切应力。
• 使用FX-5000T应力加载系统抻拉细胞，并且可以在实验前，实验中或者实验后提供切应力。
• 计算机控制蠕动泵，调节切应力大小，从0-35 dynes/cm²
• 使用标准正立式显微镜实时观察细胞在切应力下的反应。
• 检测细胞在流体作用下的排列反应。
• 加力同时实时检测在液体切应力下各种激活剂/抑制剂对细胞反应的影响。使用荧光团例如FURA-2检测细胞内[Ca2+]ic或者其它离子对切应力反应

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