TAP Biosystems - RAFT
Manufactured by TAP Biosystems
Build complex 3D tissue models from collagen in less than 1 hour.
RAFT (Real Architecture for 3D Tissue) is a new system to enable scientists to create complex 3D tissue models from collagen, in a convenient, simple-to-use format.
Developed by TAP in collaboration with leading tissue engineering academics, RAFT combines a novel patented process with a workstation and a range of consumables for making multi-cellular 3D tissue models rapidly, simply and reproducibly.
Developed by TAP in collaboration with leading tissue engineering academics, RAFT combines a novel patented process with a workstation and a range of consumables for making multi-cellular 3D tissue models rapidly, simply and reproducibly.
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Features of RAFT
RAFT Automates
- Rapidly produces 3D tissue models (less than 1 hour)
- Uses collagen (the major component of extracellular matrix) - the ideal material for forming 3D tissue models
- Enables up to 12, 24 or 96 tissue models to be produced simultaneously
- Offers a choice of consumable formats – tissues can be made in standard wells or permeable membrane inserts for barrier assays or culture at an air/liquid interface
- Supports complex cell co-culture, the tissue surface can be embossed with topology to mimic cells’ microenvironment, and then a different cell type cultured on the tissue surface
RAFT Offers
- Creates a more realistic, ‘natural environment’ for scientists to study complex cell behaviour
- Allows scientists to work with a wide range of complex 3D tissue models
- Enables production of consistent, reproducible 3D tissue models using simple equipment
- Makes efficient use of scarce primary cells and maintains differentiated phenotype
- Improves lab productivity, with minimal time needed to produce multiple tissues for multiple experiments
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