Multiple parallel experiments
Up to three chambers can be actuated simultaneously in the TC-3 bioreactor. The loading conditions will be shared by all the chambers, whereas different culture conditions regarding the culture media may be established for each chamber.
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Horizontal and vertical configurations
The TC-3 can be configured both in horizontal and vertical configurations depending of the type of experiment you want to carry out. Air-liquid interfaces can be obtained with the horizontal configuration for cultures on sheet-like substrates, whereas the vertical configuration is more suitable for tests in which the sample is subjected to compression like, e.g., cultures on cylinder-shaped scaffolds.
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Control Software
The TC-3 is computer operated by a simple control software that allows the user to create complex loading profiles to be applied on the culture samples. All the accessory configuration parameters have been removed from the interface, leaving only those which are of interest to be manipulated by the user.
A graphical interface allows the user to easyly control and check the status of the system without the need of learning complex control softwares with a multitude of configuration parameters.