Flexcell® International offers for tension applications the main FX-6000™ Tension System, which functions with both regulated vacuum pressure and positive air pressure to move the membranes of flexible-bottomed culture plates more effectively. The added application of positive pressure in the FX-6000™ system facilitates the return of the membrane to its neutral position more effectively than only atmospheric pressure. Therefore, the FX-6000™ Tension System generates even smoother waveforms with no overshoot or oscillation in waveform. The addition of dry compressed air also helps to reduce possible build-up of moisture in the system.

For customers with a tighter budget and low throughput, Flexcell® offers the FLEX JR.™ Tension System with a single plate baseplate kit as an affordable alternative to the more versatile and comprehensive “big brother”, the FX-6000™ Tension System.

The Flexcell® Tension Systems are compatible with the microscopy devices StageFlexer®, Inverted StageFlexer I®, StageFlexer® Jr., and the FlexFlow™ Shear Stress System.