Munich-based ibidi (Integrated BioDiagnostics,
http://www.ibidi.de) has developed a line of disposable plastic perfusion slides, called μ-Slides, that enable both culturing and high-resolution microscopy of live cells. Cells immobilized in a channel can be perfused and then followed directly via live-cell imaging in real time. The slides require no assembly, minimizing the risk of contamination. Moreover, they are made of gas-permeable plastic, thus allowing cell proliferation and in situ experiments without cell transfer.