Early AccessSENCE™ / ENGINEERED HYDROGEL SURFACES
SENCE™ hydrogel-coated cell-culture plates and coverslips bring together defined stiffness, ECM choice and attachment in a ready-to-use surface. Explore an additional way to shape the conditions around cell fate and function, in your chosen biological workflow.
Available through our Early Access Program: bring SENCE™ into your workflow with the knowledge and experience of our team.
HYDROGEL SUPPLIED. COATING CHOSEN BY YOU.
A hydrogel is a water-rich polymer material. SENCE™ supplies the hydrogel with built-in protein-binding chemistry, ready for your selected extracellular matrix (ECM) coating, cells and medium.
The hydrogel is already in place. You choose and apply the ECM coating that creates your cell-facing interface. Confirm the preparation instructions for your evaluation.
INSIDE SENCE™ / THE COMBINED DIFFERENCE
The mechanics beneath the cells. The matrix they encounter. A ready-to-use starting point for both.
SENCE™ supplies an engineered, water-rich hydrogel surface with built-in protein-binding chemistry, in a plate or on a coverslip.
The hydrogel defines the mechanical setting and anchors your selected extracellular matrix (ECM). Stiffness describes resistance to deformation.
You apply your selected ECM protein coating. The hydrogel’s binding chemistry anchors the coating to the gel, creating the protein interface your cells encounter.
The supplied hydrogel and binding chemistry are ready. Your ECM choice shapes the biological interface; confirm preparation for your assay.
Add your cells and culture medium, then measure the response relevant to your experiment.
Medium surrounds the cells. Your model, controls and readout determine what the comparison can tell you.
You add cells and medium above the ECM. They are shown only in the complete culture diagram.
Explore the product formatsTHE SENCE™ RANGE
Through the Early Access Program, SENCE™ is available in 6-, 12-, 24- and 96-well plates, alongside coverslips supplied in packs of 12. Choose 0.5, 3.5, 9 or 50 kPa across the range.
Requested by the plate.
Each format is supplied with the SENCE™ hydrogel and binding chemistry, ready for your selected ECM coating.
Requested by the pack.
SENCE™ coverslips are supplied in a delivery tray. This pack is a separate product from the SENCE™ 12-well plate.
Choose coverslipsAn unfamiliar assay or a requirement beyond this range? Describe the requirement and we can discuss a bespoke evaluation.
Discuss a bespoke requirementTHE MECHANICAL SETTING
Choose the mechanical setting in kilopascals (kPa), while controlling ECM type and attachment. Decoupling these variables helps you distinguish a stiffness effect from a change in the matrix interface.
Available across the well-plate and coverslip range. Choose a setting around your experimental question; no stiffness is automatically recommended for a particular cell type.
FROM PRODUCT TO EXPERIMENT
Plan the comparison, prepare the interface and measure what matters to your research.
Discuss the format, stiffness and controls around your question.
Prepare the hydrogel with the coating specified for your assay.
Follow the agreed preparation and culture instructions.
Use the readout and controls that make the result useful.
PLAN A USEFUL EVALUATION
Your cell model, existing culture surface, selected coating, culture duration and readout. Include the format and quantity if known; you can also ask for guidance.
Tell us what you use. Preparation and compatibility need to be checked in your intended workflow; they should not be assumed from the format alone.
The configuration, lead time, preparation instructions, pricing and support. A quote request is an enquiry, not an order.
Consider the complete workflow: the supplied hydrogel surface, your chosen ECM coating, medium and other reagents. Discuss your material-origin requirements with us when planning an evaluation.
SENCE™ is for research use only.
START WITH YOUR QUESTION
Access the product and work closely with StemBond to bring our knowledge and experience into your workflow.
