CYTRIX Microfluidic Hydrogel Encapsulation Kit

A plug-and-play system for microfluidic single-cell hydrogel encapsulation

This ready-to-use Microfluidic Hydrogel Encapsulation Kit, combining the novel CYTRIX hydrogel with Sphere Fluidics’ Pico-Gen™ double aqueous biochip and Pico-Surf™ surfactant, provides:

Efficient encapsulation of mammalian cells, bacteria, and other microorganisms

Industry-leading cytocompatibility of ~95% viability across different cell types

Clog-free microfluidic operation for the generation of homogenous hydrogels

Reversible gelation enabling the efficient release of cells

Tailorable hydrogel matrices optimized to your custom requirements

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The CYTRIX Microfluidic Hydrogel Encapsulation Kit

CYTRIX hydrogel technology overcomes the challenges of existing microfluidic hydrogel formation techniques, such as temperature control or time-critical mixing procedures. This alginate polymer-based hydrogel system provides a cell-friendly solution to the harmful temperatures, pH changes, and use of UV-light of existing hydrogel formation techniques.

Combined with the Pico-Gen™ double aqueous biochip and Pico-Gen™ surfactant, the biocompatible and microchannel-friendly kit enables the generation of defined, reproducible, tailorable hydrogel microstructures for 3D cell culture, organoids, single-cell analysis, and many other applications. This solution allows researchers to individually study valuable cells over many weeks rather than days in defined microenvironments that mimic the natural extracellular matrix.