What cell density should I use for Lab-Tek Chambered Slides and Lab-Tek II Chambered Slides?
Unfortunately, we do not have a recommended cell density for our LabTek Chamber Slides. However, you can refer to the following link, which provides recommended cell densities for our other cell culture products:
https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/references/gibco-cell-culture-basics/cell-culture-protocols/cell-culture-useful-numbers.html
What stains and fixatives are compatible with Lab-Tek chambered slides and coverglasses?
Lab-Tek products are compatible with all common fixatives, including paraformaldehyde. Acetone at 100% and some mixtures of acetone and alcohols are not compatible with the polystyrene upper well structure and will result in clouding or other effects of chemical attack. We encourage careful testing within planned operating conditions before working with high-value samples.
What factors must I consider when working with Lab-Tek and Lab-Tek II chambered coverglass products?
Lab-Tek chambered coverglasses are not accessories to Lab-Tek chamber slides, but another complete product for cell culture. The chambers are simply adhered to a borosilicate coverglass (to serve as the culture surface) rather than a soda lime glass or Permanox microscope slide. Most customers select this format for compatibility with confocal imaging systems that require a #1.0, approx. 120 micron (Lab-Tek) or #1.5, approx. 180 micron (Lab-Tek II) substrate. Because the coverglass is very thin and fragile, the chambered coverglasses (unlike chamber slides) cannot be disassembled.
What are the different options available in Lab-Tek II chamber slides?
Lab-Tek II chambered glass slide systems are available in our standard high-purity water washed culture treatment or our “CC2” surface modification. The latter is a proprietary passive treatment that resembles poly-D-lysine, often improving culture performance when working with fastidious cells such as neuronal cultures.
What are the different options available in Lab-Tek chamber slides?
Lab-Tek chambered slide systems are based either on a standard soda lime glass microscope slide, or a culture-treated Permanox plastic slide. The latter may serve as a better culture surface for certain types of cells that don't grow well on glass, but may be of limited use for certain types of fluorescence microscopy due to the endogenous autofluorescence of plastic.
