CultreCoat® Cell Invasion Optimization System

The CultreCoat® Optimization System is a flexible approach that allows you to choose the desired degree of cell invasion necessary for a specific project. Included in the system are a series of Boyden chambers coated at three distinct concentrations of BME and uncoated wells to compare invasion to basal migration. Relative to uncoated wells, cell invasion decreases as the concentration of the BME coating increases. This system provides an easy approach to determine the ideal coating density that provides the maximum signal-to-noise ratio and dynamic required for your study. Once the desired concentration is determined, BME coated plates can be ordered. The system is available in both 96 well and 24 well formats.

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