The application of our customer C-Cit is particularly exciting: A preassembled flow cell with glucose and/or lactate sensor.
C-Cit Sensors AG has developed a system that can measure glucose and/or lactates in a flow cell. This organ-on-a-chip is particularly useful in checking cell growth.
The flow cell is the best choice for long-term monitoring in tube-based reactor systems as well as in any perfusion-based bioprocess. It features a flat bottom with no dead volume. This allows the culture medium to flow through the cell. Additionally, it avoids cell aggregation in or around the sensor. This allows for low-disturbance cell culturing.
The flow cell housing and cover are made of USP VI certified material. Furthermore, the flow cell is gamma sterilized. It is connected to the C-Cit systems CITSens Bio or CITSens MeMo and the mp6 micropump. The flow cell can be used for media delivery. It can be connected with either Luerlock or weldable tubing. On top of that, it can also be ordered as a pre-assembled system with an mp6 micropump.
The mp6 micropump handles reagent delivery to the sensor in this cell culturing application. By using a micropump, the entire organ-on-a-chip application remains very small. This means that only small amounts of reagents are required.