Ussing

The Ussing chamber, which was invented by Hans Henriksen Ussing, is used for housing and sustaining living epithelial tissue or a monolayer of cells, while an appropriate epithelial amplifier and suitable electrodes are used to measure the electrical properties of the membrane. These electrical properties indicate and quantify the transport of ions, nutrients, and drugs across the tissue.

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Recorded short-circuit current (Isc) from two epithelial tissues maintained Ussing chambers in response to a drug agonist and are superimposed via Scope View.

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Typical Ussing Chamber Studies

Epithelial ion transport

Drug absorption

Transmucosal studies

Transmembrane conductance

Epithelial permeability

Gastrointestinal studies

Skin studies

Signals Supported

A range of signals can be recorded from living epithelial tissue or a monolayer of cells:

Extracellular Recordings

Perform Epithelial Voltage Clamping using our complete systems for accurate measurements of transepithelial voltage, short circuit current, and membrane resistance.

Temperature

Temperature can be recorded in Ussing research.

Flexible Data Acquisition

ADInstruments systems provide an integrated solution to advance life science research. With the combination of LabChart or LabChart Lightning analysis software and a PowerLab data acquisition unit, you have the flexibility to collect and synchronize a wide range of signals for analysis. We also offer a range of LabChart compatible solutions able to stream directly in LabChart.

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Enabling Discovery

LabChart data analysis software creates a platform for all of your recording devices to work together, allowing you to acquire biological signals from multiple sources simultaneously and apply advanced calculations and plots as your experiment unfolds. Learn more about LabChart and Ussing »

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High-performance data acquisition hardware designed for life science research. PowerLab is engineered for precise, consistent, reliable data acquisition, giving you the reproducible data you need while meeting the strictest international safety standards. Learn more »

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LabChart software is designed specifically for life science data and provides up to 32 channels for data display and analysis options that are powerful and easy to use. With auto-recognition of ADI and LabChart Compatible hardware, multi-window views, one touch recording, simultaneous recording from multiple devices, specialized preconfigured settings, easy sharing options and an interface that can be customized to show only the features you want to use.

Recorded short-circuit current (Isc) from two epithelial tissues maintained Ussing chambers in response to a drug agonist and are superimposed via Scope View.