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It is a testament to Dulbecco, Eagle, Ringer and other pioneering physicians and scientists that the media formulations they developed are still widely in use today. Variations of these and other classical media have been refined in response to the need for physiologically-relevant environments for diverse mammalian cell cultures. Whether you're growing adherent suspension phenotypes, with or without FBS, need high- or low-glutamine, ready-to-use liquid or easy-to-store powder – you'll find just what you need for cell culture here. These media and salts, along with their components, have been qualified for cell culture applications, and are manufactured in our state-of-the art facilities.  


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Classical Media & Buffers

Cell culture media formulations have been optimized over decades of research in response to diverse cellular physiology. Select media such as DMEM, MEM, RPMI-1640, Ham’s F-10 & F-12 formulations, as well as serum-free solutions such as M199.

Plant Culture Media

Plant culture media, such as Murashige and Skoog (MS media), Gamborg’s B5, and Phytamax™ Orchid Medium contain essential micronutrients, macronutrients, organics, vitamins, and plant growth regulators for plant culture of cells, organs, and tissues.

Plant Culture Media

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Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline
D8537

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline

liquid, Modified, without calcium chloride and magnesium chloride, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

RPMI-1640 Medium
R8758

RPMI-1640 Medium

With ʟ-glutamine, sodium bicarbonate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Dulbecco′s Modified Eagle′s Medium - high glucose
D6429

DMEM - high glucose

With sodium bicarbonate, ʟ-glutamine and sodium pyruvate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Dulbecco′s Modified Eagle′s Medium - high glucose
D5796

DMEM - high glucose

With sodium Bicarbonate and ʟ-glutamine, without sodium pyruvate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

CryoStor<SUP>®</SUP> cell cryopreservation media
C2874

CryoStor® cell cryopreservation media

CS10

<SC>D</SC>-(+)-Glucose
G7021

D-(+)-Glucose

powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture, ≥99.5%

Dimethyl sulfoxide
D4540

Dimethyl sulfoxide

≥99.5% (GC), suitable for plant cell culture

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle
M4655

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle

With Earle′s salts, L-glutamine and sodium bicarbonate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

RPMI-1640 Medium
R0883

RPMI-1640 Medium

With sodium bicarbonate, without ʟ-glutamine, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

EX-CELL<SUP>®</SUP> Advanced CHO Fed-batch Medium
14366C

EX-CELL® Advanced CHO Fed-batch Medium

liquid

Agar
A1296

Agar

microbiology tested, suitable for plant cell culture, suitable for cell culture, powder

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline
D8662

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline

Liquid, with MgCl₂ and CaCl₂, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

EX-CELL<SUP>®</SUP> CD CHO Fusion
14365C

EX-CELL® CD CHO Fusion

Animal-component free, without L-glutamine, without hypoxanthine, without thymidine, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Dulbecco′s Modified Eagle′s Medium/Nutrient Mixture F-12 Ham
D8437

DMEM/F-12

With ʟ-glutamine, HEPES, sodium pyruvate and sodium bicarbonate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline
D1408

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline

Liquid (10X), without MgCl₂ and CaCl₂, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Dulbecco′s Modified Eagle′s Medium - low glucose
D6046

DMEM - low glucose

With sodium bicarbonate, sodium pyruvate and ʟ-glutamine, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle
M2279

Minimum Essential Medium Eagle

With Earle′s salts and sodium bicarbonate, without ʟ-glutamine, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Dulbecco′s Modified Eagle′s Medium - high glucose
D6546

DMEM - high glucose

With sodium Bicarbonate, sodium pyruvate, without ʟ-glutamine, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Dulbecco′s Modified Eagle′s Medium - high glucose
D5671

DMEM - high glucose

With sodium Bicarbonate, without ʟ-glutamine and sodium pyruvate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Potassium phosphate monobasic
P5655

Potassium phosphate monobasic

powder, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture, ≥99.0%



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