Alvetex
Alvetex Scaffold 96 Well Plate
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AVP009-2 | 2 pack | $378.00 |
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AVP009-10 | 10 pack | $942.00 |
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AVP009-80 | 80 pack | $6,031.00 |
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Overview
Plates for 3D Cell Culture on Alvetex
These plates are designed with a black 96-well plate, a clear plastic base, and Alvetex Scaffold at the bottom of each well. The Alvetex Scaffold has been heat-welded to the base of the wells in a process that does not alter its physical structure.
Cells growing in 3D are exposed to culture medium from above only, and therefore predominantly reside in the top portion of the scaffold.
Alvetex Scaffold 96-well plate technology is compatible with a wide range of in vitro cell viability assays.
About Alvetex
- Alvetex is a highly porous polystyrene scaffold designed for 3D cell culture.
Cells grown in Alvetex possess a natural tissue-like structure that enables them to function in a more physiologically relevant manner. Alvetex 3D cell culture enables cells to maintain their in vivo morphology, behavior, and responsiveness within an in vitro model system. - Alvetex is a unique cellular environment
Manufactured to the highest standards of consistency, each disc is engineered to a thickness of just 200 µm with pore sizes of 36-40 µm (Alvetex Scaffold). No cell is ever further than 100 µm from the nutrient source, enabling easy exchange of nutrients, gases, and waste products by passive diffusion across short distances. - Say goodbye to the risk of foreign unknown materials such as proteins or cytokines of animal origin
Unlike conventional materials used in cell culture, Alvetex is made from polystyrene and is completely inert. Alvetex has been designed for simple and routine use. It uses conventional cell culture plasticware. Therefore, any cell biologist can get into Alvetex 3D cell culture. - No specialist equipment is required
- No changes to media and optimized cell feeding protocols
- Compatible with the majority of downstream analytical techniques.
- Maintains natural cell shape and morphology
In conventional 2D cell culture, cells come into contact with the flat surface of the culture vessel (e.g., Petri dish, flask, or multi-well plate). In this unnatural environment, cells become flattened against the substrate. In this abnormally thin structure, there has been significant remodelling of the internal cellular components. The entire cytoskeleton is remodeled, and organelles such as the nucleus are flattened.