Table 1

Characteristics of different parallel plate flow chambers



Classic
GlycoTech



Single-Pass
Single-Pass
Re-circulation


Chamber
Chamber
Chamber

Cells Needed For



Shear Curve




0.062" I.D.
1 × 107 cells
2.4 × 106 cells
N/A


(5,000 ul)
(1,175 ul)


0.02" I.D.
9.9 × 106 cells
2 × 106 cells
N/A


(4,950 ul)
(1,000 ul)

Leucocytes Per



Constant Shear



Experiment*




0.062" I.D.
1.2 × 107 cells
2.2 × 106 cells
4.1 × 106 cells


(6,000 ul)
(1,075 ul)
(2,070 ul)

0.02" I.D.
9.9 × 106 cells
1.8 × 106 cells
1.7 × 106 cells


(4,950 ul)
(900 ul)
(850 ul)
Dead Volume




0.062" I.D.
1,500 ul
225 ul
2,070 ul

0.04" I.D.
820 ul
110 ul
1,290 ul

0.02" I.D.
450 ul
50 ul
850 ul

0.01" I.D.
360 ul
35 ul
740 ul
Number Of Constant



Shear Experiments



Per Cell



Preparation*



Neutrophil
2
15
23

Eosinophil
0
4
5

Basophil
0
2
4
Reduction In Cell/



mAb/Reagent Use




0.062" I.D.
0%
82%
66%

0.02" I.D.
0%
82%
83%

* Number of experimental conditions calculated assuming 0.02" I.D. for the improved chamber and 0.062" I.D. for the classic chamber. I.D., internal diameter; N/A, not applicable, see text for details. Approximate cell number per preparation is 3 × 107 neutrophils, 2 × 106 eosinophils, and 6 × 105 basophils per preparation. Dead volume refers to the entire fluid volume external to the flow path.

Brown and Larson BMC Immunology 2001 2:9   doi:10.1186/1471-2172-2-9