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 ICT Congress
 June 30 - July 4, 2013
 Seoul, Korea
 
 
 EUROTOX
 September 1-4, 2013
 Interlaken, Switzerland

 News
 April 2013: VITROCELL® 
 User Group Meeting
  >> News release
 
 March 2013:
 NEW on SOT San Antonio
 VITROCELL® Catalogue 03/13
 >> VITROCELL® Livebook
 >> direct link for download
 VITROCELL® 12/4 Module
 >> direct link
 VITROCELL® 24/48 System
 - for 8 doses @ 6 replicates
 - liquid aerosol option
 >> direct link
 VITROCELL® Skin Autosampler
 validated >> direct link 
 New Dosimetry Software 
 >> direct link
 
 February 2013: 
 New Video VITROCELL® 
 Skin Autosampler >> direct link
 
 November 2012: 
 Unique Experiment in Rostock
 Scientists are investigating the
 fine dust from marine diesel
 using new VITROCELL® 6/6
 >> direct link
 
 NEW in Linz 2012:
 VITROCELL® Skin
 Autosampler for automated 
 sampling of receptor fluid
 >> direct link
 
 EUROTOX 2012:
 Poster on Comparison of
 VITROCELL Skin Max Module
 with Franz Diffusion Cells
 >> direct link
 

 March 2012:
 NEW on SOT San Francisco
 VITROCELL® Catalogue 03/12
 VC 1 Smoking Machine
 >> direct link
 VITROCELL® 12/12 Module
 >> direct link
 VITROCELL® 6/4 Module
 >> direct link
 VITROCELL® HD Distribution
 >> direct link
 VITROCELL® Humidification
 >> direct link
 VITROCELL® Micropump
 >> direct link
 

 August 2011: New on WC8/
 Montreal and EUROTOX/Paris:
 VITROCELL® Bio Aerosol
 Generator for use in turnkey in
 vitro exposure systems
 >> direct link
 

 August 2011:
 BAuA Berlin publishes
 prevalidation study for testing
 toxic effects of inhalable sub- 
 stances (gases) using the
 VITROCELL® exposure system
 >> direct link press release

 News Archive >> direct link

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 Smoking Machine VC 1
 

  The manual smoking machine VC 1 is designed to fulfill the requirements of in vitro experiments with cultivated cells, 
e. g. from humans. 
It is suitable for working with side- and mainstream smoke, and offers significant advantages over other commercial smoking machines:

Generation of smoke with the shortest distance to cell cultures
For the success of an experiment with mainstream tobacco smoke it is important that the distance between the smoke generation (cigarette holders) and the VITROCELL® cell cultivation and exposure system is as short as possible in order to avoid aging and to guarantee a smoke composition matching the real-life situation.

Open and flexible system / incorporation of other analytical tools 
The VC 1 machine is designed to allow easy access to all tubes, filters and the pumping system. Additional analytical equipment relevant to the experi- ment can be installed without difficulty by the operator.

Freely programmable parameters 
The computer system allows highly flexible programming of the smoking process. All parameters of the smoking process like puff duration, puff volume, puff frequency and exhaust duration can be defined according to the needs of the experiment.

Statistics
The data of the smoking process are logged into an Excel® sheet for further processing.

Small dimensions of machine suitable for lab workplace
The VC 1 machine is divided into 2 major components: computer, control box with smoking platform.

All components are easy to clean
In particular the work with unfiltered mainstream smoke demands frequent cleaning of all parts of the machine which are in contact with the smoke. Cleaning must take place after each experiment in order to avoid any influence of residual products on the following experiment. Due to the easy access to all parts the cleaning can be done quickly and efficiently.

Human puff profile capability
This optional feature offers the possibility to feed data of human puff profiles registered by the HAUNI SODIM SPA/M to the machine controls.

Compatibility with other systems in the lab
The VC 1 machine can be integrated with and connected to other lab systems, e. g. analytical systems.

Compliance with ISO 3308
The VC 1 machine meets the requirements of ISO 3308 which assures a compatibility with data generated for quality assurance purposes on other smoking machines.

Compliance with Health Canada / Intense Conditions
The VC 1 machine meets the requirements for 55 ml/30 sec puff frequency requirements if the interchange option is purchased.

Quality
The VC 1 machine is built to the highest standards using reliable and durable components. Precision of the process is ensured by a linear motor drive for the piston.

 Service
 All VC 1 machines are designed to be very service-friendy and have a secure internet-based 
 remote servicing module.

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