The Strex cell stretch system is intended to work with adhesive cells, therefore it is difficult to load shear stress with this system.

You can conduct gene transfer directly on stretch chambers. However, the transfer work damages cells so that it becomes difficult to snap images of high qua...

1. Western blotting: Wash with PBS, add electrophoresis sample buffer directly to the stretch chamber, then collect the cell lysate with a cell scraper. ...

We recommend phosphorylation of ERK with Western Blotting.

Some genes in mechanosensitive channels are well known, however many of them have not been identified yet. So we cannot show the references on this topic at...

Amount of β-actin in cells is not considered to change so drastically under stresses, except for long-term experiments.

Yes. Follow the protocol in the manual or use our trial kit with a stretching stand.

If you use acetone or chloroform, the silicone film of chambers may swell a little. You have no problems with methanol. Tip: Splicing the silicone chamber f...

You can use immersion lens. However, the choice of chamber is limited in accordance with the size of the object lens to use.

Do you use oil-immersion lens? The existing PDMS films swell when they are exposed on oils and make the observation difficult. We recommend using water-imme...