Easy Handling

The ibidi tube formation assay using the µ-Slide Angiogenesis was primarily developed to simplify the assay of endothelial cells on Matrigel™. Using a geometrical trick called “well-in-a-well“, the amount of Matrigel needed is reduced to 10 μl per well. Additionally, the gel forms a flat surface (no meniscus), which provides all the cells in one optical plane. After the gel is filled in and given time to solidify, the cells can be seeded on top and tube formation can be analyzed.

ibidi provides two different types of plates that contain this special geometry for angiogenesis assays (e.g., the tube formation assay). The first is the μ-Slide Angiogenesis, with 15 wells, for low throughput applications. The second, for larger screening applications, is ibidi’s new μ-Plate Angiogenesis 96 well.