Flexcell® Tissue Train® System The Tissue Train® culture system is a stand-alone 3D culture system that allows investigators to create 3D geometries for cell culture in a matrix gel or allow the cells to build a self-assembled matrix that connects to the anchors in a Tissue Train® culture plate. Flexcell currently has molds and/or plates for creating three different shaped hydrogels: linear, trapezoidal, and circular. The FX-5000™ Tension System provides the investigator with a tool to apply regulated uniaxial or equibiaxial strain to the growing bioartificial tissues. A user can define a frequency, elongation and duration of strain in a regimen that simulates the strain environment of the native tissue in the body. 
Bioartificial tissue development and uniaxial strain application with the Tissue Train® system | 
ScanFlex™ with XyFlex™ A measure of cellular remodeling of the extracellular matrix is gel compaction over time. ScanFlex™ is an automated image collection system that allows users to periodically scan items placed on a scanner bed. The ScanFlex™ software controls a digital scanner and allows users to program the number of times and the time intervals when digital scans are taken. When used in conjunction with Tissue Train® culture plates, ScanFlex™ can be used to determine the change in area of a bioartificial tissue (BAT). Furthermore, the area of a BAT can be measured using the XyFlex™ image analysis software. XyFlex™ software allows the user to automatically measure the BAT area in a large sequence of images. 
| ?Tissue Train®System includes: Host computer with monitor FlexSoft FX‐5000™ software FX5K™Tension FlexLink® Accessory package: BioFlex® baseplate and fo gaskets Tissue Train® Trough Loaders™ Arctangle® Loading Four Tissue Train® culture plates Drying filter, water trap, vacuum tubing, and grease/ lubricant |