Is your syringe pump the best labmate ?

Syringe pumps are among the most used systems to handle fluids in microfluidic devices and chambers.

However, do you really know the flow rate in your system ?

• Poor response time and residual flows due to deformable tubings
• Limited perfusion time experiments and necessity for syringe replacement
• Flow rate oscillations at low flow rate due to step by step pushing / refilling
• Uncontrollable fluctuations due to micro-bubbles / frictions in the syringe pistons

For better performances, reproducible results and enhanced user experience choose the latest OB1 piezo-resistive technology !

Cell biology an biochemuistry

• R. Sinha, S. Le Gac, N. Verdonschot, A. van den Berg, B. Koopman and J. Rouwkema Endothelial cell alignment as a result of anisotropic strain and flow induced shear stress combinations Nature Scientific Reports 6 (2016) DIO: 10.1038/srep29510
• K. Sarveswaran, V. Kurz, Z. Dong, T. Tanaka, S. Penny and G. Timp Synthetic Capillaries to Control Microscopic Blood Flow Nature Scientific Reports 6 (2016) DIO: 10.1038/srep21885
• M. C. Tarhan, N. Lafitte, Y. Tauran, L. Jalabert, M. Kumemura, G. Perret, B.n Kim, A. W. Coleman, H. Fujita and D. Collard Nature responses of macromolecules Nature Scientific Reports 6, 28001 (2016) DIO: 10.1038/srep28001
• S. Halldorsson, E.Lucumi, R. Gomez-Sjöberg, R. M.T. Fleming Advantages and challenges of microfluidic cell culture in polydimethylsiloxane Biosensors and Bioelectronics 63, 218–231 (2015) DOI:10.1016/j.bios.2014.07.029
• T. Houssin, J. Cramer, R. Grojsman, L. Bellahsene, G. Colas, H. Moulet, W. Minnella, C. Pannetier, M. Le Berre, A. Plecis and Y. Chen Ultra-fast, sensitive and large-volume on-chip real-time PCR for the molecular diagnosis of bacterial and viral infections Lab on a Chip (2016) DOI:10.1039/C5LC01459J
• M. Le Berre, Yan-Jun Liu, J. Hu, P. Maiuri, O. Be´nichou, R. Voituriez, Y. Chen and M. Piel Geometric friction directs cell migration Physical Review Letters 111, 198101 (2013) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.198101
• J. Krajniak, Y. Hao, Ho Yi Mak and Hang Lu C.L.I.P.-continuous live imaging platform for direct observation of C. elegans physiological processes Lab on a Chip 13 2963-2971 (2013) DOI: 10.1039/C3LC50300C

Droplet and nanoparticles based microfluidics

• C. Martino, D. Vigolo, X. Casadevalli Solvas, S. Stavrakis and A. J. deMello Real-Time PEGDA-Based Microgel Generation and Encapsulation in Microdroplets Advanced Matherials Technologies 1 (2) (2016) DIO: 10.1002/admt.201600028
• M. Marcali and C. Elbuken Impedimetric detection and lumped element modelling of a hemagglutination assay in microdroplets Lab on a Chip (2016) DIO: 10.1039/C6LC00623J
• S. Sahin, O. Bliznyuk, A. R. Cordova and K. Schroën Microfluidic EDGE emulsification: the importance of interface interactions on droplet formation and pressure stability Nature Scientific Reports 6, 26407 (2016) DIO: 10.1038/srep26407
• S. Sahinand and K. Schroëna Partitioned EDGE devices for high throughput production of monodisperse emulsion droplets with two distinct sizes Lab on a Chip 15, 2486-2495 (2015) DOI: 10.1039/C5LC00379B
• T. Zhang, P. Costigan, N. Varshney and A. Tricoli Disposable micro stir bars by photodegradable organic encapsulation of hematite–magnetite nanoparticles RSC Advances 6, 33843-33850 (2016) DIO: 10.1039/C5RA22082C
• E. Zang, S.Brandes, M. Tovar, K. Martin, F.Mech, P.Horbert, T. Henkel, M.Thilo Figge and M. Roth Real-time image processing for label-free enrichment of Actinobacteria cultivated in picolitre droplets Lab on a Chip 13, 3707 (2013) DOI: 10.1039/c3lc50572c

OB1 MK3 – MICROFLUIDIC FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM

The piezoelectric technologies used in the OB1 Mk3 provide the world’s most accurate flow control for your microfluidic experiment.

New 2015 feature : Pressure & Vacuum on the same channel, the OB1 is the only flow control instrument that allows you to control both pressure and vacuum on the same channel. For example, this feature enables you to precisely control the position of an object inside a microfluidic channel.