Open Competition for the supply of a compact Cell Tension System (Modular with adaptability to add compression in time)

At the Department of Biology at Maynooth University, Ireland, tenders are sought for the supply, delivery, installation, training and calibration of a compact Cell Tension System (Modular with adaptability to add compression in time). The system MUST be a computer-regulated dynamic bioreactor that uses positive and negative air pressure to apply cyclic or static mechanical strain to cells cultured on flexible-bottomed culture plates. The system MUST allow us to simulate in vivo tissue strains and frequencies in vitro that mimic in vivo conditions in cells. The system MUST apply a defined, controlled, static or cyclic deformation to cells growing in BOTH 2D monolayer or 3D cell culture.