IMAGING CHAMBER FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE INVESTIGATION OF CELLS AND TISSUES BY VARIOUS TECHNIQUES
摘要
<p>The imaging chamber according to the invention comprises a housing with a lower part and an upper part, wherein said lower part is a dish (1) and said upper part is a lid (2) provided with a skirt (9) surrounding the upper rim (10) of the dish (1), the bottom of the dish (1) is provided with a cover slip (12) to be used in confocal microscopy and at least a part of the lid (2) is transparent wherein the lid (2) is provided with a breathing silicon insert (5). The silicon insert (5) comprises a circular ring part fixed to the inner surface of the lid (2) and a skirt (14 ) parallel with the upper rim (10) of the dish (1) and supported by the skirt (9) of the lid (2) and provided with an annular groove (15 ) tight fitted on the upper rim (10) of the dish (1); and the lid (2) is provided with openings (4) to allow breathing of the housing.</p>