> I'm setting up an endothelial capillary culture system for
> microscopy according to Cooke 1993. Does any one know where to
> find flat glass capillaries with an optical quality suitable for
> high res microscopy ? Any suggestions are welcome. Does any one
> have experience of such culture systems ?
>
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> Mikael Gustafsson MD, PhD
> Dept Med. Microbiology and
> Dept Internal Medicine, Cardiology section
> University Hospital of Linkoping
> S 581 85 LINKOPING
> SWEDEN
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You could try to contact Vitro Dynamics, Inc. (114 Beach Str.,
Rockaway, NJ 07866, USA). A couple of years ago I bought such kind of
flat capillaries from them. I don't know wether the company still
exists or not.
 
Good luck!
 
Laszlo Menczel
Laser Scanning Microscopy Lab
Biological Research Center
Szeged, Hungary
 
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