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Cell Culture Inserts

Industry-leading solutions for cell culturing: precise, reliable, and tailored to your needs

Advancing cell culture research starts with creating the right environment for discovery. Porex partners with life science innovators to develop custom cell culture insert solutions that support more representative tissue models, reliable assay performance, and reproducible results across a wide range of research and development applications.

Combining Oxyphen® precision track-etched membrane technology with advanced polymer engineering, our cell culture inserts are designed to meet the unique requirements of each application. From standard hanging inserts and co-culture systems to large-format and fully customized designs, we collaborate with customers to optimize performance for their specific research objectives and application needs.

A broad range of membrane materials, pore sizes, pore densities, and surface treatment options allows researchers to tailor cellular interactions, transport characteristics, and assay conditions with precision. Integrated membrane-to-component manufacturing helps ensure durability, consistency, and repeatable performance from study to study.

From early-stage development through commercial-scale production, Porex provides the technical expertise, manufacturing capabilities, and collaborative support needed to bring next-generation cell culture platforms from concept to reality.

Options for Customizing Cell Culture Inserts

  • Excellent cell attachment and growth
  • Best fluorescence imaging quality
  • High visibility of particles and cells
  • Backflushing allows reproducible sample recovery
  • 100% Free of PFOA: Compliant with (EC) 1907/2006 REACH / Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 POP 
  • Injection molding (2K)
  • Punch and welding
  • Cleanroom ISO class 7
  • Assembly
  • Packaging for OEM businesses
Rane Material Pore Size Application Examples
PET small 0.4 um Co-Culturing
Drug Transport Studies
Secretion
Basolateral Diffusion
Cytotoxicity studies
PET large 3.0 – 8.0um Cell invasion
Chemotactic
Transport of larger molecules (lipoproteins, viruses)
Trans-endothelial migration
smooth muscle migration

 

Membrane Material Opacity Application Examples
PET Translucent Electron Microscope
TEER
PET Transparent Light Microscope
Electron Microscope

 

Membrane Material # of wells
PET Multiwell plates (48 / 96 well)
PET Multiwell plates (48 / 96 well)

 

Cell culture inserts (6 / 12 / 24 well)

Air Flow Up to 425 l / (bar cm2 min)
Pore Size 0,2um to 8um
Pore Density 0.06Mio up to 320 Mio pores per cm2
Thickness 9um to 35um
Temperature Range – 40°C and 180°C 
Hydrophilic Treatments  Further hydrophilic treatments available
Sterilization Procedures Common processes Gamma, X-Ray, eBeam, EtO

Final test report from Nelson Labs for Viral Filtration Efficiency (VFE) at an Increased Challenge Level. Also available is the Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) report.

Final test report from Nelson Labs for Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) at an Increased Challenge Level. Also available is the Viral Filtration Efficiency (VFE) report.

Learn more about OxyDisc® die-cut membrane discs that can be produced using either hydrophobic or hydrophilic membranes and easily handled and mounted using multiple assembly options to suit a variety of industries.

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Delivering Precision & Control: An Introduction to Track-Etched Membrane Technology