Tissue Clearing & Labeling

Tissue Clearing Buffers

Our new Clear+ tissue clearing technique is the only method that delipidates samples with no change in morphology and with minimal impact on structural integrity. Fully delipidate whole mouse brains or comparably sized samples in just one day with SmartBatch+, or in one week with our passive clearing kit.

SmartBatch+ with lid closed

Our turn-key SmartBatch+ system combines electrophoretic tissue clearing and immunolabeling into one high-throughput device. Leverage the Clear+ tissue clearing method, along with eFLASH and patented stochastic electrotransport technologies, to rapidly clear and label whole organs. Key highlights and features include:

  • Batch processing of up to 12 whole mouse brains, 4 whole rat brains, or comparably sized samples
  • Uniform labeling with no surface saturation of antibodies or dyes, and minimal antibody usage
  • No immunolabeling necessary for endogenous fluorescence (no fluorescent protein quenching)
  • 1-day active tissue clearing, 2-day active immunolabeling (primary & secondary)
EasyIndex bottle

Our preformulated EasyIndex solution raises and homogenize the refractive index of delipidated tissue samples, rendering them fully transparent. This enables light penetration into the sample and ensures the acquisition of high-resolution, in-focus image data.

Recent publications citing LifeCanvas tissue clearing & labeling techniques

A Light sheet fluorescence microscopy and machine learning-based approach to investigate drug and biomarker distribution in whole organs and tumors

Niyanta Kumar, Petr Hrobar, Martin Vagenknecht, Jindrich Soukup, Nadia Patterson, Peter Bloomingdale, Tomoko Freshwater, Sophia Bardehle, Roman Peter, Ruban Mangadu, Cinthia V Pastuskovas, Chiswili Yves Chabu, Mark T. Cancilla

Journal:
bioRxiv
Publication Date:
Research Area:
Neurodegeneration, Cancer, Vasculature, Methods
Tissue Species:
Mouse
Tissue Type:
Brain, Tumor
Products Cited:
SHIELD, EasyIndex, SmartClear, SmartLabel, SmartSPIM, SmartAnalytics, CRO Services
Developmental Mouse Brain Common Coordinate Framework

Fae A. Kronman, Josephine K. Liwang, Rebecca Betty, Daniel J. Vanselow, Yuan-ting Wu, Nicholas J. Tustison, Ashwin Bhandiwad, Steffy B. Manjila, Jennifer A. Minteer, Donghui Shin, Choong Heon Lee, Rohan Patil, Jeffrey T. Duda, Luis Puelles, James C. Gee, Jiangyang Zhang, Lydia Ng, Yongsoo Kim

Journal:
bioRxiv
Publication Date:
Research Area:
Methods, Other
Tissue Species:
Mouse
Tissue Type:
Brain
Products Cited:
SHIELD, EasyIndex, SmartClear, SmartLabel, Passive Clearing Kit, SmartSPIM
Drugs of abuse hijack a mesolimbic pathway that processes homeostatic need

Bowen Tan, Caleb J. Browne, Tobias Nöbauer, Alipasha Vaziri, Jeffrey M. Friedman, Eric J. Nestler

Journal:
bioRxiv
Publication Date:
Research Area:
Neural Circuits
Tissue Species:
Mouse
Tissue Type:
Brain
Products Cited:
SHIELD, EasyIndex, SmartBatch+, SmartSPIM, CRO Services