Skin chamber system for intravital microscopy

摘要

The skin chamber system comprises a U-shaped folding frame with an outer and an inner, in each case U-shaped frame part. Both frame parts are coupled together at the open ends of their U-legs by a hinge connection such that the inner frame part against the outer frame part is hinged, so that in the folded state, the inner frame part can be positioned or positioned within the U-opening of the outer frame part , And in the unfolded state, the inner frame part and the outer frame part are mirror images of each other and enclose an opening. The outer frame part and the inner frame part each have an L-shaped profile in cross section, so that each frame part has a frame wall which is horizontal with respect to the folding frame plane and a U-shaped frame which is vertical with respect to the folding frame plane. The two frame parts are aligned with each other such that in the closed frame position their vertical frame walls are approximately parallel to each other and their horizontal frame walls are aligned substantially in the same plane and in opposite directions.