What is the meaning of “tissue culture-treated glass”?

Using the term “tissue culture-treated” in regard to glass has a different meaning than when it describes a process done on polymers. To obtain tissue culture-treated glass, a gas plasma is used to “treat” the surface. The plasma cleans the glass by oxidizing dirt and organic pollutions, but doesn’t cause any permanent chemical modifications. The glass is not altered and remains glass.

This is in contrast to a tissue culture-treated polymer surface, such as the ibiTreat Polymer Coverslip, which is chemically modified by the plasma treatment, giving a hydrophilic, cell-adhesive substrate.

ibidi already uses exceptionally clean glass coverslips in the production of its labware products, which makes a tissue culture treatment unnecessary for their glass bottom slides and dishes. However, for certain special applications (e.g., in biophysics), our glass bottom products can be plasma-treated using all common plasma ovens and instruments.

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