System Manual Instruction Manual

256-9wellMEA
256-9wellMEA300/30iR-ITO-w/o
256-9wellMEA300/30iR-ITO-mq
Multi Channel Systems
MCS GmbH
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72770 Reutlingen
Germany
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Technical Specifications 9-Well MEA
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 Indium tin oxide (ITO)
Electrode diameter 30 m (recording), 50 x 200 m (stimulation)
Interelectrode distance (centre to centre) 300 m (recording), 500 m (stimulation)
Electrode height Planar
Electrode type Titanium nitride (TiN)
Isolation type Silicon nitride (SiN)
Electrode impedance 30 - 50 k
Electrode layout grid 6 x 5 recording + 2 stimulation electrodes in each well
Number of recording electrodes 252 (26 recording electrodes in each well)
Number of reference electrodes 9 (1 internal reference electrode (iR) in each well)
Contact pads for reference electrodes (connected to ground) 4
Source layout in “Data Source Setup” Configuration
Channel map 9-well-256MEA.cmp
MEA perfusion chamber (w/o) Without Macrolon quadrat
(mq) Macrolon quadrat with 9 wells:
ID 6.5 x 6.5 mm of each well,
OD 24 x 24 mm of all wells, height 9 mm,
Volumetric capacity of each well: minimum 250 l.
The MEA is not symmetrical
and has to be inserted into
the amplifier with the writing
MCS on top as shown in the
picture beside.
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Connector 1
2
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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
G
H
J
MCS
9-well Microelectrode Array for use
with USB-MEA256-System.