Highest requirements?Customized solutions! Gases, complex mixtures, nano materials and environmental atmospheres are tested in vitro using our tailor-made exposure systems at the air/liquid interface.
New regulations?Excellent results! Skin tissue is exposed to liquids, powders, pastes and airborne materials in our unique in vitro testing devices with high reproducibility.
Durable components?Long-lasting advantages! Best-in-class components to optimally facilitate vacuum flows, temperature management and humidification of test atmospheres. Perfectly synchronized for VITROCELL® exposure modules.
Working together?Partnership for success! Valuable documentation on all VITROCELL® products, references as well as a compilation of relevant publications make this section a powerful information source for in vitro research.
Comparison VITROCELL® Smoking Machines If you wish to decide which VITROCELL Smoking Machine fits your needs in research or quality control please have a look on our comparison table. # Criteria Smoking Machine Smoking Machine Smoking Machine Smoking Robot Smoking Robot VC 1 VC 1 S-TYPE VC 1/7 & VC 1/8 VC 10® VC 10® S-TYPE 1 Smoking ports 1 up to 5 up to 8 10 10 2 Loading Manual Manual Manual Automatic Automatic (Option: Manual) (Option: Manual) 3 Lighting Manual Manual Manual Automatic by plate Automatic by hot air 4 Butt extraction Manual Manual Manual Automatic Automatic 5 Butt length sensor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 Cylinder volume 200 mL 200 mL 200 mL 50 mL 100 mL Option 1 300 mL - - 100 mL 200 mL Option 2 600 mL - - 200 mL - 7 Puff exhaust exits 1 Up to 3 7 and 8 1 5 Option 1 - - - 2 10 Option 2 - - - 4 15 Option 3 - - - 5 - 8 Cambridge filter for gas phase Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9 Puff profile ISO/Bell/Square Shaped ISO/Bell/Square Shaped ISO/Bell/Square Shaped ISO/Bell/Square Shaped ISO/Bell/Square Shaped Human puff profiles Option Option Option Option Option 10 Smoke recipe storage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11 Purging after last puff Option Option Option Option Option 12 Chemcontrol - - - Option - 13 Puffs parameter logging Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 14 Platform concept - - - - Yes 15 Docking stations - - - - Yes 16 Size cigarette magazine - - - 20/50 300 17 Holders for e-cigarettes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 18 Button actuator option for 1 e-cigarette for 5 e-cigarette for 7 or 8 e-cigarette for 1 e-cigarette for 10 e-cigarettes 19 Heated smoke path - Option Option - Yes 20 Max. syringe drives 1 1 8 1 3 21 Cleaning procedure very easy very easy very easy easy very easy