Greiner Bio-One
CELLview™ Cell Culture Dishes, Glass Bottom, Sterile
627870
I tried this product mainly because I got a piece of sample from a vendor. It turned out to be surprisingly good for fulfilling my requirement. Previously, I always used a piece of coverslip, put it into a 12-well culture plates and grow the cells. I had to take out the coverslip for microscopy, because the thick plastic layer of 12-well plates. This product totally saved me time for this purpose. In addition, it worked perfectly fine as a coverslip, my cells look similar to what I see with a piece of real coverslip. However, since this is a new product, it has many defects such as leaking issues. Since it is a piece of coverslip inside plastic petri dish, it is hard to seal for sure, 2 out of 40 I had leaked. They are also expensive at 5 dollars a piece. High volume of culture media is required.
Microscopy directly with live cells
Bacteria cells growing in culture media
Grow cells in media and this cellview dish, view directly under the microscope.
Check for leaks after adding liquid into the dish.
I can view my cells directly, this saves a lot of time as previously I needed to take out the coverslips from 12-well plates. Also, it is sterile, so no worry about mess caused by excessive work.
A new product, needs to become competitive now.
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More advanced than a regular coverslip, easy for microscopy.
Expensive, leaks, high culture volume required.
If you are tired of live cell imaging with coverslips, this one highlights your experiments.