Fully Integrated Climate Control
The CLI’s fully-integrated climate control technology sets it apart, giving you ultimate control of your research. While other systems rely on additional modules, VIVOLTA’s climate control unit comes standard on all EC-CLI systems, because high-quality, reproducible electrospinning requires it.
- Independent Control: Temperature and humidity are independently controlled via digital set-points, allowing for a wide range of processing conditions with industry-leading precision.
- Quick Settling Times: The system can stabilize temperature within 10 to 40 minutes and humidity in less than 5 minutes, ensuring minimal downtime and efficient operation.
- Closed Sensing/Feedback Loops: Independent spinning cabinet sensors verify actual temperature and humidity values in real-time versus target setpoints, maintaining setpoint stability even over long experiments.
Modularity and Flexibility
Customize your setup and tackle your most challenging experiments with the EC-CLI system’s modular, flexible design. Near infinite process setting configurations and numerous plug-&-play add-on modules allows you to tailor the system to your specific research needs. The EC-CLI is adaptable for various scales of research, from small-scale laboratory experiments to larger or more complex projects.
- Customizable Configurations: The EC-CLI system is highly modular, enabling users to customize the setup according to their specific research needs.
- Versatility: On the CLI, a wide array of electrospun forms are possible including flat meshes, tubes, and 3D shapes. The rotating target collector module allows mounting of custom-designed targets for complex forms. , nozzle and target collector can be controlled and positioned independently and freely. Complex fiber architectures are also achievable thanks to co- and coaxial spinning functionality, unlocking the most challenging research aims.
- Voltage configuration: As Standard spinning from positive (nozzle) to negative (collector) voltage to attract the fiber to the collector for higher yield, cleaner spinning and hence more reproducibility. Max. positive 25kV, voltage on collector max negative 10kV (varies depending on module) with build in voltage ramp functionality for increased process stability while producing thicker scaffolds.
- Plug-&-Play Add-ons: a wide range of add-on modules such as HEPA filters, multiple translating nozzles, real-time thickness measurement, and anti-statics enable advanced functionality and seamlessly and easily integrate with the core system.
- Scalability: Adaptable for various scales of research, from small-scale laboratory experiments to larger, more complex projects. Built on the same fundamental architecture as VIVOLTA’s MediSpin platform, ensuring seamless process translation from R&D to production scale.
Process Automation
Enhance efficiency and reduce human error with the EC-CLI system’s advanced process automation features. Real-time monitoring and comprehensive data logging capabilities enable precise tracking and analysis of your experiments. Programmable “teach in” functions allow you to automate processes, ensuring consistent and reliable results with minimal manual intervention.
- Real-Time Monitoring and Data Logging: Track and analyze experiments with precision through real-time monitoring and comprehensive data logging capabilities.
- Programmable Functions: Automate processes to enhance efficiency and reduce the potential for human error.
User-Friendly Design
Experience intuitive operation with the EC-CLI system’s full-color touch panel and user-friendly interface. Designed for ease of use, the EC-CLI system requires minimal setup time, allowing researchers to start their experiments quickly and efficiently. Whether you are new to electrospinning technology or an experienced user, the EC-CLI system’s interface simplifies the process, making it accessible to all.
- Intuitive Operation: The full-color touch panel and intuitive user interface make the EC-CLI system easy to operate, even for users new to electrospinning technology.
- Minimal Setup Time: Designed for quick and easy setup, allowing researchers to start their experiments without extensive preparation.
Advanced Functionality
The EC-CLI system offers advanced functionality to meet the most demanding research needs. A wide range of plug-&-play modules seamlessly integrate with the core system taking your research to the next level.
- Gas-shielding: gaseous solvent vapor colocalized at the spinneret maintains a stable spinning environment and defect-free fibers for long experiments.
- Anti-statics: reset the static charge buildup on the equipment during long or sequential experiments to ensure consistent results from the start to the end of the day.
- Real-time thickness measurement: patent-protected optical thickness measurement probes mesh thickness in real-time eliminating spin-for-time process variability.
- Multi-component systems: small mandrels for small blood vessels, larger drums for ~A4 size meshes, specialty low temperature drums for higher porosity, and parallel spoke drums for aligned fibers.
Safety and Environmental Controls
Ensuring the safety of researchers and maintaining a clean working environment are paramount with the VIVOLTA EC-CLI electrospinning system. The CLI’s safety and environmental control features ensure that your research is conducted in a safe and clean setting.
- Safety: The system includes a protective door switch and options for different high voltage configurations to ensure safe operation.
- Clean Environment: The EC-CLI system can be equipped with an integrated fume hood and HEPA filters to minimize volatile solvent particulate and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
High-Quality Construction and Components
Constructed with high-quality materials and durable components, the EC-CLI system ensures long-term reliability and performance.
- Durable Build: Constructed with high-quality materials and components, ensuring long-term dependability and performance.
- Advanced Water Treatment: Includes a 6-stage reverse osmosis (RO) water treatment system with UV light, providing high-purity water for the electrospinning process.
