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Surgical forceps are common handheld surgical instruments used for securely grasping and manipulating an object. In a laboratory environment, they may be used for working with tissues, plants, wafers, or small components. In electronics and manufacturing, they can be use when handling circuit boards, jewelry, watch pieces, and much more. Especially in the medical and laboratory realms, the safe handling of surgical forceps is critical for the safety of both the operator and the subject to minimize the chances of infection or injury.

Whether you are performing in-vivo injections for drug delivery calibrated extrusion studies, or any extremely sensitive, low-volume-based application, the quality and performance of your syringe system is paramount. Using a gas-tight syringe is critical for accuracy in various scientific and analytical applications for several reasons. Let’s consider a few instances.

A new study by Altis Biosystems (Durham, NC) using the EVOM™ Auto is undergoing a peer review prior to publication. It addresses the challenge of predicting gastrointestinal toxicities (GITs) in drug development, which are common adverse events in clinical trials. ​ Traditional animal models fail to accurately replicate human GI physiology, leading to late detection of GITs. ​ Researchers Colleen Pike and James Levi (with their team) developed a high-throughput assay, a 2D human intestinal stem cell-derived model, which assesses cell proliferation, cell abundance, and barrier function to predict clinical diarrhea risk.

In the industrial world, hazardous environments pose unique challenges that demand exceptional solutions. From oil refining to paint production, maintaining safety and accuracy in such settings is paramount. Nova Industrial Analytics rises to the occasion with Phoenix EX, offering advanced sensors and analytics designed to overcome these obstacles with unparalleled reliability and precision.

World Precision Instruments is the leading manufacture of benchtop TEER instrumentation including the original equipment manufacturer of Millipore Millicell® ERS-2 (Part number MERS00002) and Millipore Millicell® ERS (Part number MERS00001).

Synopsis: World Precision Instruments (WPI) has manufactured TEER instrumentation, including the EVOM2, EVOM3, EVOM™ Manual, and Millicell^® ERS-2 (a WPI OEM product), for over 3 decades. Millipore’s Millicell^® ERS 3.0 recently became available and is not manufactured by WPI, nor validated or certified to be accurate for TEER measurement. Users are cautioned to ensure their TEER measurements are taken using a WPI manufactured and validated product, like EVOM™ Manual, the proven gold standard for TEER measurement, to ensure accuracy and reproducibility. 

Transepithelial/Endothelial Electrical Resistance (TEER) qualitatively measures cellular monolayer health and quantitatively evaluates cellular confluence by measuring the electrical resistance across a cell monolayer. It is commonly used to assess the integrity and permeability of cellular barriers, such as epithelial and endothelial cell layers in cell culture plates. Organ-on-Chip platforms are an emerging market for TEER applications. Let’s look at what TEER is and how it is used.

The EVOM™ Auto automates measurements of TEER in epithelial or endothelial monolayers cultured on 24-well or 96-well high throughput screening (HTS) plates utilizing our innovative EVOM technology, qualitatively measuring cell monolayer health and quantitatively measuring cellular confluence by reaching an increase or a plateau in tissue resistance. The autosampler has a 3-well rinse station for cleaning and stabilizing the electrodes. Now, sterile disposable rinse station inserts are available for your convenience. They fit over the 3-well base rinse station. You can simply throw out the disposable inserts with the solutions when you are changing plates. This short videos shows how easy they are to use.