Cell Adhesion, Migration & Invasion

Cell adhesion, migration and invasion assays using ECM-coated plates and transwell inserts

When you need to measure how cells attach to ECM, move across surfaces, or invade through reconstituted matrix, this section covers the assays. Pre-coated plates with various ECM ligands, transwell inserts for chemotactic migration, and Matrigel-coated invasion chambers cover the standard formats.

Pick by endpoint.

1. Adhesion strength. Pre-coated plates with collagen I, fibronectin, laminin, or vitronectin.
2. 2D migration. Scratch assay or transwell migration.
3. 3D invasion. Matrigel-coated invasion chambers or tunable 3D hydrogels.
4. Transendothelial migration. Specialised dual-chamber systems.
5. Readout. Microscopy with manual or automated quantification. Fluorescent staining. CyQuant or alamarBlue for bulk. Impedance-based real-time for kinetics.

Cell Biolabs covers the broadest catalogue in this inventory. For 3D hydrogel-based invasion TheWell.