MEA Creator Kit

Overview

The MEA Creator Kit allows users to record from custom microelectrode arrays (MEAs) on Maestro MEA systems. This kit includes an adapter plate specifically designed to connect these custom MEAs to your system, providing the flexibility to test different electrode designs and layouts. Additionally, it allows for the integration of various components, such as sensors and external stimulation devices, using the auxiliary port.

Designed for engineering-minded biologists, the kit expands the capabilities of the Maestro MEA platform, enabling users to explore biological phenomena in innovative ways. The kit not only enhances custom MEA projects but also supports Axion Biosystems' latest MEA technologies, aligning precise engineering with biological complexity to push the frontiers of life science research.

Key Features

• An adapter plate for custom MEA connection
• Freedom to experiment with electrode designs
• Integration of additional components through an auxiliary port

The kit includes:

• 1 MEA adapter plate
• 2 signal test plates
• 5 solder plates
• User guide

Applications and Benefits

With the MEA Creator Kit, users can unlock extensive capabilities from their Maestro MEA systems. The kit’s components enable studies on custom 3D neural interfaces, which are particularly useful for researching spheroids, organoids, and assembloids, facilitating coordinated neural activity measurements.

This added ability to interface effectively with 3D organoids—via technology like the upcoming 3DMap—enhances the capture of signals without compromising structural integrity. The SpheroGuide and SpheroHD options further improve the placement of large and small organoids over an electrode area, designed for precision and performance.

SpheroGuide features:

• Integrated placement funnel
• 48-well format with 16 electrodes per well
• Transparent bottom design

SpheroHD highlights:

• Dense electrode spacing at 50 µm
• Integrated placement funnel
• 1 well with 4-microwell format, each containing 16 electrodes
• Transparent bottom

The MEA Creator Kit enhances the exploration of neural activity in biological research, contributing to the detailed characterization of advanced network behavior within live neural organoids.