Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM) is a modification of Basal Medium Eagle (BME) containing four-fold concentrations of the amino acids and vitamins found in BME. The original formulation was used to culture embryonic mouse cells and has since been modified to support a variety of…

Named for the site at which it was developed, the Roswell Park Memorial Institute, RPMI 1640 is a modification of McCoy's 5A containing an increased level of inositol. Examples of cell types for which this medium is appropriate include mammalian myeloma and hybridoma cells such as mouse…

Type IV Collagen is a ubiquitous component in basement membranes and provides the major structural support for this matrix. When the Collagen IV meshwork is assembled, it provides a scaffold for the assembly of other basement membrane components through interactions with laminin, entactin/nidogen,…

Poly-D-Lysine (PDL) and Poly-L-Lysine (PLL) are synthetic compounds that enhance cell adhesion and protein absorption by altering surface charges on the culture substrate. In addition to promoting cell adhesion, poly-lysine surface treatments support neurite outgrowth and improve the survival of…

Corning BioCoat cell culture inserts are pre-coated with extracellular matrix proteins for applications requiring a protein-coated cell surface, such as cell adhesion, growth, invasion, migration and/or differentiation. Coatings include Corning Matrigel® matrix, Fibronectin, Collagen, and Laminin.

Medium 199 is often used in vaccine production, virology, and for the culture of various non-transformed cells. It was originally developed as the result of efforts to create a fully defined, animal origin-free medium. Long-term use of this medium requires serum supplementation. This formulation…

MCDB 131 was originally developed by the researchers Knedler and Ham for the low-protein and serum free growth of human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC).  Since its development, this medium has been used for this cell type and others such as liver, smooth muscle, cardiac myocytes. …

Collagen I, found in most tissues and organs, is most plentiful in dermis, tendon, and bone. It is an integral part of the framework that holds cells and tissues together and has been recognized as a useful matrix for improving cell culture. in vitro use of collagen can exert effects on the…

Leibovitz's L15 medium was originally developed without a sodium bicaronate buffer system for use in non-CO2 equilibrated environments. It is buffered by phosphates and the amino acid L-arginine, along with L-histidine and L-cysteine. The formation of acid metabolite byproducts is prevented by…

Collagen I, found in most tissues and organs, is most plentiful in dermis, tendon, and bone. It is an integral part of the framework that holds cells and tissues together and has been recognized as a useful matrix for improving cell culture. in vitro use of collagen can exert effects on the…

Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM) is a modification of Basal Medium Eagle (BME) containing four-fold concentrations of the amino acids and vitamins found in BME. The original formulation was used to culture embryonic mouse cells and has since been modified to support a variety of…

The Corning portfolio of cytokines, growth factors, and media supplementation offers a wide array of proteins that result in proliferation or differentiation of the affected cells. Vialed, highly purified growth factors with high biological activity Broad range of highly purified natural and…

The Corning® Mediatech™ cell culture media is formulated with high industrial standards for excellent results. It maintains cell tonicity and viability. Application: For Research Use Only

This Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) product is offered for use in sterility testing and validation in the manufacture of a liquid product. The use of this medium in place of the product intended for production allows an accurate assessment of sterility throughout the manufacture process. The product is a…

Corning insectagro Sf9 is formulated to support the propagation of Sf9 insect cells in culture, and can also be used for SF21 cells. The Sf9 cell line originated at the USDA Insect Pathology Laboratory from IPLBSF-21 cell line, derived from the pupal ovarian tissue of the fall army worm. Sf9 cells…

Human Fibronectin (HFN) is a widely distributed glycoprotein that is used as a substrate to promote attachment of cells through its central-binding domain RGD sequence. HFN is a product of most mesenchymal and epithelial cells and is present in both the ECM and plasma. The principal function of HFN…

Poly-D-Lysine (PDL) and Poly-L-Lysine (PLL) are synthetic compounds that enhance cell adhesion and protein absorption by altering surface charges on the culture substrate. In addition to promoting cell adhesion, poly-lysine surface treatments support neurite outgrowth and improve the survival of…

A less complex and extensively modified version of Medium 199, CMRL-1066 was designed initially for use with L-strain cells in unsupplemented culture. It has been used to maintain monolayer growth of permanent cell lines for years without protein supplementation. Although developed for use in…

Specialized for use in insect cell culture Poloxamer 188 is a surfactant used in cell culture to protect cells in suspension against possible damage during transfer, freezing and thawing, and stirring. It is a non-ionic detergent with an average molecular weight of 8400Da consisting of a central…

This 1:1 mixture of Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium and Ham's F-12 media is ideal for culture of a variety of cell types under low serum conditions. Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM) is a modification of Basal Medium Eagle (BME) containing four-fold concentrations of the…

Corning transfectagro Reduced Serum Medium is designed to maximize the growth of a variety of cell types under reduced serum conditions, generally allowing for at least a 50% reduction in serum use with minimal adaptation. transfectagro has also been proven to improve transient transfection…

Trypsin is used to enzymatically release adherent cells from tissue culture plates for passaging.  Divalent cations such as calcium and magnesium, which are often present in the cell culture environment, inhibit this action.  EDTA sequesters these ions and thus enhances the efficacy of…

Corning extracellular matrices (ECMs) enable researchers to mimic in vivo environments for 2D and 3D cell culture applications.

Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) is a common cell culture medium developed from early work using Basal Medium Eagle (BME) with normal mammalian fibroblasts and certain subtypes of HeLa cells. This research indicated that additions made to BME aided cell propagation. MEM is modified with higher…

Optimized for the cultivation of Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells, along with many derivatives of this parent line, Corning FREE™ is a proprietary serum-free and protein-free growth medium that does not contain any hormones or growth factors. This medium supports superior growth and…

Laminin (LM), a major component of basement membranes, is a multifunctional glycoprotein that is used as a substrate to culture and maintain differentiated function of a wide variety of cells. Laminin has been shown in culture to stimulate neurite outgrowth, promote cell attachment, chemotaxis,…

Accutase® cell detachment solution contains proprietary marine-origin enzymes with proteolytic and collagenolytic activity for the detachment of primary and stem cell lines and tissues. It’s useful for the routine detachment of cells from standard tissue culture plasticware and adhesion…

Interleukin-2 (IL-2), mouse recombinant, plays a central role in cell-mediated immune response. Was first identified by its ability to promote the long-term proliferation of activated T-cells. (25,000 BRMP units) References: 1. Hatakeyama, M. and Taniguchi, T., "Interleukin-2" in Peptide Growth…

Allows for recovery of cells cultured on Corning Matrigel Matrix. It depolymerizes Matrigel without enzymatic digestion and lengthy incubation periods at high temperatures for subsequent culturing and/or biochemical analysis of cells. Used to depolymerize Matrigel matrix in 2D or 3D cultures,…

L-glutamin L-glutamine is an essential amino acid and a key component of culture media, serving as a major energy source for propagating cells. It is very stable as a dry powder and as a frozen solution but degrades rapidly in liquid media or stock solutions, producing toxic compounds.…

The insect cell culture medium was formulated to closely resemble insect hemolymph, a compound crucial to the function of the insect circulatory system. The basal medium, when properly supplemented, has been used to culture cells derived from a variety of insects including several species of…