User Manual

6-Well Microelectrode Array for
use with USB-MEA256-System.
Multi Channel Systems
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256-6wellMEA
256-6wellMEA200/30iR-ITO-rcr
256-6wellMEA200/30iR-ITO-tcr
Technical Specifications 256-6wellMEA
Temperature compatibility 0 - 125 °C
Dimension (W x D x H) 49 mm x 49 mm x 1 mm
Base material Glass
Contact pads and track material Titanium nitride (TiN) and Titanium (Ti)
Electrode diameter 30 μm
Interelectrode distance (centre to centre) 200 μm
Electrode height Planar
Electrode type Titanium nitride (TiN)
Isolation type Silicon nitride (SiN)
Electrode impedance 30 - 50 k
Electrode layout grid 6 x (7 x 6) electrodes
Number of recording electrodes 252 (42 recording electrodes in each well)
Number of reference electrodes 6, one internal reference electrode (iR) around each well
Contact pads for reference electrodes 4, the reference electrodes are connected to 2 pads only
(connected to ground)
Source layout in “Data Source Setup” Configuration
Channel map 256-6wellMEA.cmp
MEA perfusion chamber (tcr) Triangle chamber ring with 6 wells
OD 30 mm, ID 27 mm, height 10 mm of each well.
Volumetric capacity of each well: minimum 700 μl.
(rcr) Round chamber ring with 6 wells:
OD 30 mm, ID of the wells 7 mm, height 10 mm of each well.
Volumetric capacity of each well: minimum 500 μl.
The MEA is not symmetrical
and has to be inserted into
the amplifier with well A on
top as shown in the picture.
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1
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Connector 1
2
1
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Connector 3
1
2
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1
2
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Connector 4
Connector 2
A
B
C
D
E
F