Packed Cell Volume Tubes

The PCV tube enables a quick and reproducible measuring technique of the cell volume. This method is ideal for the monitoring of the tissue growth (cell mass).

 After a short centrifugation in a micro centrifuge, the cell volume shows as a pellet in the PCV capillary. With the “easy read“ measuring device, developed by TPP, the volume can be read. 

 Advantages of the PCV tube:

• · If during a production process many parameters need to be optimized, many samples accumulate at the same time. Here is a quick analysis with the PCV tube and the read out process with „easy read“ the method of the choice.

• · A short centrifugation step (1 minute at 2500 g) is sufficient to form a pellet in the calibrated capillary. There the pellet can be read with the “easy read” measuring device

• · Quick and reproducible measurement of the cell mass