Advanced BioMatrix products are recognized for purity, functionality, quality, and lot-to-lot consistency, allowing for reproducibility in research.

• Substrate of specific stiffness
• Each lot is measured and validated
• Full physiological range available
• Imaging plate for high resolution imaging

This CytoSoft® Imaging product has an elastic modulus with a polycarbonate film-bottom, black flat-bottom 24-well plate. The thickness of the silicone gel is uniform with a ~0.03 mm thick layer of silicone in each well. The rigidity of the substrate to which cells adhere can have a profound effect on cell morphology and gene expression. CytoSoft® products provide a tool to culture cells on substrates with various rigidities covering a broad physiological range.

The CytoSoft® Imaging plate is for high-resolution imaging where low autofluorescence and exceptional optical clarity are required. Plate consists of a 175 µm thin polycarbonate film-bottom plate bonded with a black polystyrene frame and includes a lid. The plates are sterilized using ozone irradiation and provided with one plate per package.

On the bottom of each well, there is a thin layer of specially formulated biocompatible silicone, whose elastic modulus (rigidity) is carefully measured and certified. The surfaces of the gels in CytoSoft® products are functionalized to form covalent bonds with amines on proteins. The chemical functionalization is stable and the reaction does not require a catalyst, facilitating coating of the gel surfaces with matrix proteins and plating cells.

The silicone substrates are optically clear and have a near zero auto-florescence. The layer of silicone in each well is firmly bonded to the bottom of the well. Unlike hydrogels (such as polyacrylamide gels), silicone gels are not susceptible to hydrolysis, do not dry or swell, are resilient and resistant to tearing or cracking, and their elastic moduli (rigidities) remain nearly unchanged during extended storage times.

CytoSoft® Imaging products accommodate live cell staining using membrane and cell permeable dyes, fixation of cells using common techniques such as paraformaldexyde and immunostaining of fixed cells.