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…

Application: Environmental monitoring for isolators & clean rooms, Active or passive air monitoring, Fingerprint Packaging: 90 mm settle plate with safety lock (20 or 120 plates per box) Synonym: CASO Agar, Casein Soybean Digest Agar with neutralizer, Tryptic Soy Agar with…

Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline (DPBS) is a buffer solution which can be used to maintain cell culture media in the physiological pH range of 7.0 to 7.6. It can serve as an irrigating, transporting or diluting fluid while maintaining cell tonicity and viability for a limited period of…

Trace Elements A provides copper, zinc, iron, and selenium. Selenium aids in the detoxification of free radicals as a cofactor for GSH synthetase, while iron, copper, and zinc may be bound by serum protein. The combination of Trace Elements A contains the trace elements of MCDB 104 and of MCDB…

A sensitive resazurin indicator of anaerobic conditions, color changes from pink to white, more sensitive than the methylene blue indicators, improved sensitivity and faster reacting than other indicators, effective only when opened quickly and placed in the jar immediately.

Insterprep® is a range of instantly soluble, sterile, granulated media specifically designed to speed up and simplify sample preparation for microbiological analysis. Simply select the Insterprep media bag or sachet required, add sterile water and your sample and place into your Stomacher…

Corning extracellular matrices (ECMs) enable researchers to mimic in vivo environments for 2D and 3D cell culture applications.  Corning Matrigel matrix is a solubilized basement membrane preparation extracted from the Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm (EHS) mouse sarcoma, a tumor rich in…

Self-Contained Biological Indicators (SCBIs) for monitoring sterilization processes provide fast, visible,consistent and reliable results offering peace of mind for assurance of effective steam sterilization processing. Use of SCBIs reduces the possibility of contamination and minimizes the…

The 3M™ Petrifilm™ Aerobic Count (AC) Plate is a ready-made  culture medium system that contains Standard Methods  nutrients, a cold-water-soluble gelling agent and an indicator  that facilitates colony enumeration. 3M Petrifilm AC Plates are  used for the…

The accu-TEST™ COD Reactor Block is an economical solution for digestion of chemical oxygen demand (COD) samples. The accu-TEST COD Reactor Block is easier to use and more economical than other heating methods for COD vial digestion. The accu-TEST COD Reactor Block maintains temperature…

Lowenstein-Jensen Medium is used for the cultivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacterial species.

The total bacterial count of drinking water is determined by plate count on a nutritionally rich medium. However all organisms present are not able to grow on them, either because they are slow growers or because they cant grow on that media (1). For this reason a nutritionally reduced medium was…

The TR125 Reactor is for chemical digestion of samples that require it, such as in the determination of COD, TOC, Total Phosphate and Total Nitrogen. The required temperatures and reaction times are pre-programmed, and easy to select by using the keypad. Users can pre-select reaction times of…

Single swabs Highly viscous liquid

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…

Crosstex offers a full line of Spore Strips for use in monitoring sterilization processes. Spore Strips consist of inoculated filter paper, 6 mm x 30 mm, packaged in glassine peel pouches or envelopes. The glassine packaging provides protection from environmental contaminants during transport post…

Crosstex offers Spore Threads for use in monitoring sterilization processes. Spore Threads consist of inoculated cotton thread, 25 mm x 0.1 mm, packaged in glassine peel pouches or in bulk. When packaged in glassine the packaging provides protection from environmental contaminants during transport…

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…

Prepared RODAC™ (Replicate Organism Detection and Counting) plates are recommended for the detection and enumeration of microorganisms present on surfaces of sanitary importance.

3M™ Clean-Trace™ Surface Protein (Allergen) Test Swab ALLTEC60 is a rapid, simple, and reliable solution to monitor the presence of allergens on surfaces to effectively manage cleaning. It is a fast and easy way to check whether cleaning has been carried out to a satisfactory…

Clark and Lubs (1) found that the addition of methyl red to cultures of Escherichia coli resulted in a red colour due to high acidity produced during dextrose fermentation. Voges-Proskauer (2) reported red colouration after addition of potassium hydroxide to specific culture media with organisms…

CRITERION™ Yeast Extract is prepared and standardized for bacteriological use. It is an excellent stimulator of bacterial growth and is used in culture media in place of, or in addition to, beef extract.

BD Tryptic Soy Broth (Soybean-Casein Digest Medium) is a general purpose liquid enrichment medium used in qualitative procedures for the sterility test and for the enrichment and cultivation of aerobic microorganisms that are not excessively fastidious. In clinical microbiology, it may be used for…

Amoebiasis occurs throughout all areas of the world, the causative agent of which is Entamoeba histolytica , the only amoeba pathogenic for humans (1-3). In nature, the organism exists in the cyst form. It enters the body through contaminated food or water. The organism passes through the stomach…

For critical applications involving nucleotides such as RNA and DNA, use nuclease-free Cytiva HyClone Molecular Biology-Grade Water, containing no DEPC or other carcinogenic chemicals. Quality: Nuclease-free water is certified to have no detectable contaminating activity in DNase,…