Brain Slice Keepers

The Brain Slice Keeper (BSK) is designed for pre-incubating slices for recovery from dissecting and slicing, and maintain slices healthy for many hours. Scientific Systems Design’s BSK is not simply a net in a beaker with a bubbler, however, it is well developed, precisely manufactured, and standardized.  Several models are available to meet different requirements. Brain slices could be pre-incubated in submerged or interface keepers, single ring, multiple rings in large volume or in low volume, as low as 4 or 2ml in independent rings. Use the Brain Slice Keeper Selector to help you choose the right keeper for your application, or go to the product overview for more details. 

Brain Slice Keeper Selector

VersionSubmergedInterface
Ring Diameter33mm12.5mm33mm
Ring Number11416*122
Shared aCSFYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Fluid Capacity200ml150ml500ml5ml4ml2ml500ml250ml
ModelBSK1BSK AM**BSK4BSK2BSK6-6-4BSK6-6-2BSK12

BSK5-2

BSK5-4***

* BSK6 is available in 2, 3, 4 and 6 rings and capacity 2ml or 4ml.

** BSK AM is heated and designed for multiple electrode array users.

*** BSK5-4 can be used as a submerged mode keeper as well. In interface mode it has a volume of approx 200ml. 

Brain Slice Keepers Overview

Submerged

Submerged slice pre-incubator four rings large volume

Submerged slice pre-incubator eight or twelve rings large volume

Submerged slice pre-incubator single ring for long term

Heated slice pre-incubator, submerged, for multiple electrode array users

Low volume 5ml slice pre-incubator single ring

Low volume 4ml or 2ml slice pre-incubator with two, three, four or six independent rings

Interface

Interface slice pre-incubator two rings

Interface
or
Submerged

Interface or submerged slice pre-incubator four rings

Stainless steel framed fine nylon grids for slice stabilization

Ceramic air stone provides a steady stream of fine gas bubbles to oxygenate your samples efficiently

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