Pore size recommendations
Select the pore size for your individual application
Our cellQART® Cell Culture Inserts are designed for use in various applications with different pore size requirements.
| Application | Cell type | Pore size recommendation [µm] |
|---|---|---|
| Angiogenesis | Endothelial, HMVEC, HUVEC | 3.0 |
| Co-culture | Stem, neuronal and various others | 0.4, 1.0 |
| Epithelial cell polarity | Epithelial cells | 0.4 |
| Invasion | Melanoma | 8.0 |
| Glioma | 8.0 | |
| Lymphoma, Jurkat | 5.0, 8.0 | |
| Osteoblasts | 8.0 | |
| Breast cancer | 5.0, 8.0 | |
| Endothelial | 3.0, 5.0, 8.0 | |
| Migration | Endothelial, HUVEC, HMVEC | 3.0 |
| Neutrophils, PMNs | 3.0 | |
| Lymphocytes, macrophages, monocytes | 3.0, 5.0 | |
| Neuronal cells | 3.0 | |
| Dendritic cells | 3.0, 5.0, 8.0 | |
| Neurite outgrowth | 1.0, 3.0 | |
| Epithelial fibroblasts | 8.0 | |
| Leukocytes | 3.0, 5.0 | |
| Smooth muscle | 8.0 | |
| Tissue engineering | Human skin model | 0.4, 3.0 |
| Toxicity testing | Mouse fibroblasts | 3.0 |
| Human lung | 0.4 | |
| Transport and permeability studies | Caco-2, MDCK | 0.4, 1.0 |
