Revolutionary Technological Advancement Allows <i>In-Situ</i> Transfection of Living Tissues

An in-situ transfection system, which has been developed to provide direct transfection of living plant, animal cells and tissues, is the latest addition to the CLEAVER SCIENTIFIC range of laboratory products. The multiTRANF is the first transfection system to enable not only in-vivo and in-vitro transfection but also in-situ particle bombardment for genetic transformation of living tissues. The MultiTRANF provides users with features not available on other systems, for example ultra-fine 1 bar increment pressure control combined with low pressure transfection, necessary for keeping in-situ tissues intact.

There are many convenience and time-saving advantages in using in-situ rather than in-vitro or in-vivo transfection to the research industry. Transfection of intact plants and animals such as drosophilia embryos, allows the transfected organism to be studied without further preparations.

The multiTRANF system can be used with either Helium or Nitrogen gas and operates without the need for consumables, so users will benefit not only from minimal preparation time but also reduced initial experimentation costs, as well as lower on-going running costs. Among the important features and benefits of the system are simple and user-friendly microprocessor control using one-touch buttons, easy and accurate shooting pressure adjustment between 1-100 bars, with 1 bar increments.

A 1-150 bars option is also available. Initial set-up on-site is simple and convenient while optimisation is not dependent on special kits. Start-up packs are available and users have the benefit of an extensive library of users and publications for reference.

MultiTRANF is ideal for use with most animal and plant tissues, embryos, yeast, bacteria, microbes and organelles.