MDL Number: MFCD00081638
Application: This product is recommended for use as a cell culture substratum at 1-5 mug/cm2 or 0.5-50 mug/mL. The optimal concentration does depend on cell type as well as the application and research objectives. Gelatin has been used in many applications. It has use in coating cell culture to improve attachment of cells, being added to PCR to stabilize Taq DNA, as a blocking reagent in Western blotting, ELISA, and immunochemistry, and as a component of media for species differentiation in bacteriology. As a biocompatible polymer, it has used as a delivery vehicle for release of active biomolecules and in generation of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. In the pharmaceutical industry, geltan can be used as a suspending and encapsulating agent, among other applications.