Application |
Cell/Tissue |
Instrument |
Electrode |
Commments |
In-situ |
Muscle |
830 |
· Petri dish Electrode
· Coaxial Electrode
· Epizap |
BTX offers various types of electrodes for 35mm dishes, 100mm dishes, 6 wells plate, 96 well plates, and on slides (Epizap). |
|
Neuron |
830 |
|
Other cell lines: Adipocytes, Fibroblast, etc. |
830
630 |
|
In-vitro
intact tissue |
Brain |
830 |
· Genetrodes
· Tweezertrodes
· Microslide chamber |
Genetrodes and Tweezertrodes are useful for accessing tissues in a dish. An alternative is to place tissue in the microslide chamber to zap. |
|
Embryos |
830 |
|
Plant Fragments |
830 |
|
In-0vo |
Chick Embryo |
830 |
· Genetrodes |
BTX offers 3 different models of Genetrodes with varying tip lengths. Choose the one that best suit the dimensions of the target tissue. |
|
In-Vivo |
Muscle |
830 |
· 2 NA
· Caliper Electrodes |
2-Needle Array (2NA) electrodes are invasive and come in 2 gap sizes. |
|
Skin |
630 |
· Caliper Electrodes |
Caliper Electrodes covers a large surface area and is non-invasive. |
|
Other organs: kidney, liver, heart, etc. |
830 |
· Tweezertrodes |
Tweezertrodes can access internal organs if an incision is made. |
|
In-utero |
Embryos |
830 |
· Genetrodes |
Embryos can be electroporated in-vitro or in-utero. |