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The FCS2 Chamber System the most precise micro-environmental control system on the market. The FCS2 is a parallel plate, high N.A. compatible, uniformly temperature controlled microscopic flow cell with a user definable specimen area for inverted microscopes. Intelligent feedback thermal loop prevents overshoot on temperature and protects the integrity of the sample.
Specifications
Instructions
FCS2 Chamber Features
The Focht Chamber System 3 (FCS3 ®) is a closed system, live-cell micro-observation flowcell chamber that offers several advantages over other chambers. In addition to its unique perfusion and thermal control system, it is fully compatible with all modes of microscopy. It is also the only chamber to combine high-volume laminar flow perfusion rates with Koehler illumination and precise temperature control without an air curtain. Its user definable flow characteristics make it adaptable to nearly any protocol where cells are perfused in a flow-cell.
The FCS3 is a flow cell or flow chamber that is designed specifically for the demands of today’s live-cell imaging requirements. It has limitless flow characteristics because its flow geometry can easily be customized by the user. It can provide low shear near laminar flow as well as high shear in a directed flow and anything in between. The most important feature of the FCS3, other than unequalled temperature uniformity, is that there is a precise directed flow of media over the cells. Open dish type chambers do not provide the flow capabilities of the FCS3. The FCS3 provides an optical imaging cavity where the user can precisely define the optimum flow characteristics necessary for the experiment.
Specifications
| Physical Size | 75mm OD 13mm high |
| Coverslip | No. 1.5 thick x 40mm Diameter |
| Imaging Aperture | 22mm |
| Maximum Volume | 706mm^3 |
| Minimum Volume | 4mm^3 |
| Maximum Volume Exchange Rate | 1/sec |
| Minimum Fluid Aperture | 0.6mm^2 |
| Separation between optical surfaces | 50 – 1000 microns |
| External port ID | 1.6mm |
| Temperature Stability | +/- 0.2 degrees C |
| Standard FCS3 Top: | |||
| Tube | Tube Length (mm) | Tube Inside Diameter (mm) | Dead Volume (µl) |
| A | 29 | 1.57 | 56.14 |
| B | 10 | 0.88 | 6.08 |
| Total Dead Volume | 62.22 |
Features
Instructions
The FCS4® Flow Chamber is a versatile, easy to use solution for sample isolation with perfusion flow control that is compatible with all forms of microscopy. The FCS4 Flow Chamber has all the same features as the FCS2 Flow Chamber with a new ergonomic design for a simplified assembly and adjustable compression.
Features
Definable flow characteristics
Advanced imaging compatibility
Ergonomic design
