ibidi Micro Illumination System
A turnkey UV lighting platform for microfabrication.
With the ibidi Micro Illumination System, users can precisely control where and when cells adhere, migrate, and organize themselves into tissue, enabling the creation of relevant in vitro microphysiological models.
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Create complex 2D and 3D models for applications such as hydrogel microstructuring, microfluidics, organ-on-a-chip, micropatterning, and light-induced wounding. The ibidi Micro Illumination System enables precise UV-based microfabrication directly in coverslip chambers such as µ-Slides and µ-Dishes. This allows for the flexible and customized design of microphysiological systems—without the need for a cleanroom, expensive equipment, or specialized knowledge.
Area of application
The ibidi Micro Illumination System enables precise UV-based microstructuring of surfaces, biomaterials, and cell culture systems. This creates defined 2D and 3D structures for microphysiological systems that can realistically simulate complex cell interactions. Applications range from the targeted control of cell adhesion and migration to microfluidic, biomimetic, and tissue-relevant models.
Using structured photomasks, custom exposure patterns can be transferred onto cell culture vessels, µ-slides, µ-dishes, or photoresist-coated wafers. A single photomask enables the reproducible production of numerous identically patterned slides and dishes, making it ideal for flexible model development and scalable applications, including high-throughput processes.
Produces microscale structures with reproducible, high-resolution results.
Supports numerous ibidi labware formats as well as 3-inch photolithography wafers.
Intensity and exposure time can be adjusted intuitively right on the device.
Ideal for applications in cell biology, tissue engineering, biomaterials research, and organ-on-a-chip models.
Key features
The ibidi Micro Illumination System is a compact UV photolithography system designed for precise microstructuring in research applications. It uses a high-power 365 nm UV LED, achieves a nominal resolution of 2 µm, and enables uniform exposure with high spatial precision.
By using structured photomasks, defined 2D and 3D patterns can be created on a wide variety of cell culture vessels, µ-slides, µ-dishes, and photoresist-coated wafers. The exposure intensity and duration can be flexibly adjusted, allowing for optimal adaptation to different materials and applications.
Product Details
| Light source | High-Performance UV LED |
| Wavelength | 365 nm |
| Intensity | 20 mW/cm² (@20%) – 100 mW/cm² (@100%) |
| Time | 1 s – 59 min, 59 s |
| Divergence | ≤ 3° |
| Illumination Area | ⌀ 70 mm |
| Compatible Photomasks | 3-inch masks, thickness 1.4–1.8 mm |
| Nominal resolution | 2 μm |
| Recommended Function Size | 10 μm |
| External dimensions s (L × W × H) | 200 mm × 215 mm × 260 mm |
| Weight | 6.6 kg / 14.6 lbs |
| Material | Multi-material construction |
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Frequently Asked Questions
The system is used for UV-induced microstructuring. It enables the creation of precise 2D and 3D patterns on cell culture surfaces and other materials for research applications in the life sciences.
The system is compatible with various ibidi µ-Slides, µ-Dishes, and spin-coated 3-inch wafers with photoresist. This makes it suitable for a wide range of applications in cell and biomaterials research.
The UV intensity and exposure time can be flexibly adjusted. The integrated 365-nm UV LED allows for exposure times ranging from 1 second to just under 60 minutes, thereby supporting a variety of materials and processes.
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