Materials
Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
RPMI 1640 - Glutamax | Life Technologies | 61870-010 | |
Penicilline/Streptomycine/Fungizone | Bioconcept | 4-02F00-H | |
Dextran from Leuconostoc spp. 500 g | Sigma-Aldrich | 31390 | |
Tampon PBS CHUV pH 7.1-7.3 1 L | Laboratorium und Grosse Apotheke Dr. G. Bichsel AG | 100 0 324 00 | |
Cryosectionning embedding medium - Tissue-Tek OCT Compound | Fisher Scientific | 14-373-65 | |
Silicon Tubing (Peroxide) L/S 16 (96400-16 ) - 7.5 m | Idex Health & Science GMBH | MF0037ST | |
Y-splitter | Idex Health & Science GMBH | Y-connector | |
35 mm Culture dish | Sigma-Aldrich | CLS430165-100EA | |
15 ml Falcon tube | BD Bioscence | 352096 | |
50 ml Falcon tube | BD Bioscence | 352098 | |
Gearing pump - Reglo-Z | Idex Health & Science GMBH | SM 895 | App-Nr 03736-00194 |
Pump Head | Idex Health & Science GMBH | MI0008 | |
Monitoring Kit TRANSPAC IV | icumedical | 011-0J736-01 | |
20 ml Syringes | B. Braun Medical SA | 4612041-02 | |
Etibon 3-0 FS-2 | Ethicon- Johnson&Johnson | EH7346H | |
Mesh ProVena 6-8mm | B. Braun Medical SA | 1105012-14 | |
NaCl: Sodium chloride solution perfusion 0.9% (100 ml) | B. Braun Medical SA | 534534 | |
Masterflex L/S Standard Drive | Cole-Parmer Instrument Co | 7521-10 | |
Acquisition card | National Instruments | PCI-6024 E | |
Flowmeter module | Transonic Systems Inc. | TS410 and T402 | |
Stopcock with 3-ways | BD Connexta Luerlock | 394600 | |
Millex Filter | Milian | SE2M229I04 |
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