Celartia Ltd. announces the introduction of its PetakaG3 Cell Culture Device, able to reduce cell culture contamination, improve portability, save space, and cut costs for a wide range of biotechnology and medical purposes.
Unlike conventional culture devices, PetakaG3 is Virtually Hermetically Enclosed—requiring no additional CO2, no additional humidity and effectively eliminating contamination, spills and leaks. As a result, live cells can be handled safely and shipped in PetakaG3 devices without requiring freezing and dry ice. In fact, its slim profile allows it to be carried in a pocket. Because of its compact size, labs can realize 15 times more cell culture surface, per incubator, achieving a cost saving of up to 32%.
PetakaG3 offers a long list of advantages other devices cannot—for cultivating cells, transporting them, collecting samples, and many other applications. One would need up to five or six separate products to do what PetakaG3 can do on its own.
Many years in the making, PetakaG3’s innovative design is based on a re-sealable access port that keeps the interior of the device hermetic to exterior elements. Combined with a gas transfer quenching system and filtered exit vent, this permits safe and easy one-step access or retrieval. There are no caps or openings, no atmospheric contamination and no saturated humidity or added CO2 needed in the incubator. The number of routines and requirements are thus minimized, reducing cell culture costs.
Dr. Barberá foresees a future in which PetakaG3’s safe and efficient design will make it ideal for automated robotic systems that will be able to handle thousands of units simultaneously, virtually eliminating human intervention and error.
This article was published in Drug Discovery & Development magazine: Vol. 13, No. 4, May 2010, p. 9.
