IT’IS Exposure Systems – No Compromises

sX stands for “System for eXposure” with options for cells (c), vertebrates (v), and humans (h).

The commitment of the sXc/sXv/sXh exposure system group is to design, optimize and build efficient and flexible exposure systems which provide maximum homogeneity, a wide dynamic range, and a large variety of signals; monitor all device conditions and environmental parameters; and support blinded protocols.

The evaluation, optimization and fine tuning of the setups are performed using the simulation platform SEMCAD X. The dosimetric analysis includes many details such as precise meniscus models in Petri dishes or functional brain subregions in human head exposure. All key parameters are carefully validated using the near-field scanning system DASY52 NEO.

The large REFLEX Project introduced a new standard for well-controlled and blinded EM exposure of cells (sXc). Hundreds of experiments were subsequently conducted worldwide using derivatives of these systems. Within the PERFORM Project, cost-effective in vivo exposure systems (sXv) without compromising exposure quality were developed. The first systems for the exposure of humans were installed at the University of Zurich (sXh).

Currently, there are almost 40 exposure systems from IT’IS used actively worldwide. The cell exposure systems contribute the greatest proportion with 30 installations in Europe, Asia and Northern America.