SmartClear II Pro

Note: SmartClear is now a legacy device and our inventory is limited. Check out SmartBatch+ for active batch clearing and labeling functionality in one device.

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Active tissue clearing made easy

SmartClear II Pro is ready-to-use, an order of magnitude faster than passive clearing, and provides optimal imaging and staining quality. Our SmartClear system effectively delipidates for best antibody diffusion and minimal light scatter, and ensures maximum preservation of fluorescent protein signals with optimized buffers that maintain pH.

Patent-pending nanoporous membranes prevent common issues including tissue damage, contamination, browning, black precipitates, and deformation.

SmartClear II Pro
Sample Holders

Efficient and cost-effective

SmartClear II Pro can clear 4 whole mouse brains, 2 rat brains, or similarly sized samples simultaneously. Its customizable larger chamber enables clearing of various sample types and sizes to suit your needs.

Our Clear+ tissue clearing buffer set maximizes optical transparency, minimizes clearing time, and lasts ~10 days without losing efficacy. Plus, there is no tissue shrinkage or expansion!

Highly compatible

SmartClear II Pro works with many tissue preservation techniques which avoid the loss of endogenous fluorescence and tissue shrinkage present in organic solvent-based methods. The SmartClear system is compatible with:

Uniform, rapid intact tissue staining can then be achieved SmartBatch+.

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Recent publications citing SmartClear

A queen odour mediates reproductive suppression in a eusocial mammal

Mohammed A. Khallaf, Daniel W. Hart, Wenhan Luo, Firdevs Murad, Felipe Cybis Pereira, Daniel Mendez-Aranda, Nicole Hagenah, Alice Rossi, Valérie Bégay, Jan Okrouhlík, Dietmar Krautwurst, Mungo Kisinza Ngalameno, Andre Ganswindt, Alison J. Barker, Radim Šumbera, Markus Knaden, Sophie Pezet, Andrew Woehler, Bill S. Hansson, Nigel C. Bennett & Gary R. Lewin

Journal:
Nature
Publication Date:
Research Area:
Neural Activity
Tissue Type:
Brain
Products Cited:
SHIELD, EasyIndex, SmartClear, SmartLabel, SmartBatch+, Passive Clearing Kit, SmartSPIM, CRO Services
Whole-Brain Biodistribution of AAV2, AAV8, and AAV-B10 After Unilateral Intracerebroventricular Injection

Dezhuang Ye, Abhinav Kayithi, Jinyun Yuan, Isaac Wang, Tianqi Xu, Marc Boisvert, Marie-Eve Paquet, Hong Chen

Journal:
Molecular Therapy Advances
Publication Date:
Research Area:
Biodistribution
Tissue Species:
Mouse
Tissue Type:
Brain
Products Cited:
SHIELD, EasyIndex, SmartClear
Competitive cell transplantation in rat mammary tissue and its use for radiation-induced cell competition and tumor clonality assays

Kento Nagata, Yukiko Nishimura-Yano, Ayaka Hosoki, Ken-ichi Kudo, Kazuhiro Daino, Mayumi Nishimura, Tatsuhiko Imaoka

Journal:
Journal of Radiation Research
Publication Date:
Research Area:
Cancer
Tissue Species:
Rat
Products Cited:
EasyIndex, SmartClear