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Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS)

It is a small white plastic bottle with a red cap, labeled “Phosphate buffered saline solution” in black text.

Phosphate buffered saline or PBS solution is a combination of water and salts. It is a non-toxic solution used in many laboratories. Standard PBS usually is composed of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, and disodium hydrogen phosphate. The standard pH of PBS formulations varies from 7-7.4.


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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

Phosphate buffered saline
P4417

Phosphate buffered saline

tablet, pH 7.2-7.6 (1 tablet/200 mL)

Phosphate buffered saline
P3813

Phosphate buffered saline

powder, pH 7.4, for preparing 1 L solutions

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline
D5652

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline

Modified, without calcium chloride and magnesium chloride, powder, suitable for cell culture

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline
D8662

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline

Liquid, with MgCl₂ and CaCl₂, 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

Phosphate buffered saline
P4474

Phosphate buffered saline

liquid, pH 7.4, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Phosphate Buffered Saline with 0.05% TWEEN<SUP>®</SUP> 20, pH 7.4
P3563

Phosphate Buffered Saline

powder, pH 7.4, with 0.05% Tween® 20

Phosphate buffered saline
P2272

Phosphate buffered saline

liquid, pH 7.2, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Phosphate buffered saline
P5493

Phosphate buffered saline

10X, solution, pH 7.2-7.6 (25 °C), BioPerformance Certified, for molecular biology

Endotoxin-Free Dulbecco′s PBS (1X) (w/o Ca++ & Mg++)
TMS-012

Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline

1X, liquid, w/o Ca++ & Mg++, Endotoxin-Free

PBS-TWEEN<SUP>®</SUP> Tablets
524653

PBS-TWEEN® Tablets

tablet, 140 mM NaCl, 3 mM KCl, 0.05% TWEEN 20 Detergent, 10 mM phosphate buffer, pH 7.4 at 25°C

PBS Tablets
524650

PBS Tablets

10 mM phosphate buffer, and 3 mM KCl, tablet, pH 7.4 at 25°C

Phosphate Buffered Saline
P7059

Phosphate Buffered Saline

10X, liquid, pH 7.2-7.6 (1x solution), for molecular biology

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline
59331C

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline

liquid, sterile-filtered, DPBS Modified 10X, without calcium, without magnesium, suitable for cell culture

Buffers in a Box, Premixed PBS Buffer, 10x
11666789001

Buffers in a Box, Premixed PBS Buffer, 10x

10X, Premixed, solurion (clear colorless)

Phosphate buffered saline
P5368

Phosphate buffered saline

powder, pH 7.4, BioPerformance Certified, for molecular biology

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline
59321C

Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline

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

Phosphate buffered saline
P38135

Phosphate buffered saline

powder, pH 7.4, for preparing 5 L solutions

Phosphate Buffered Saline
6506-OP

Phosphate Buffered Saline

sterile, 10X, liquid, OmniPur® Grade

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Phosphate Buffered saline (PBS) in cell culture

Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) is an isotonic solution, unlike water it prevents the rupture of cells or shriveling of cells due to osmosis and is a non-toxic formulation for the cells. As a result, it is widely used in cell culture manufacturing and upstream process development. It maintains pH of the cells in culture media and can also draw out serum from cells before detachment. PBS has been studied as a suitable transfer medium for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) for a duration of up to 7 days. It is suitable for fixation and immunostaining in cell culture applications. Also, PBS can be used for obtaining spermatozoa from vaginal swabs.

Dulbecco’s Phosphate Buffered saline (DPBS)

Dulbecco’s Phosphate Buffered saline (DPBS) is a balanced salt solution that plays a vital role in cell culture applications. It helps maintain the intra- and extra-cellular osmotic balance and serves as a diluting, irrigating, and transporting agent. Additionally, DPBS provides a buffering system to keep the medium within the physiological pH range of 7.2 to 7.6. DBPS maintains normal cell metabolism by combining with certain carbohydrates, such as glucose, to provide energy to the cells. Also, it supplies the cells with essential inorganic ions and water, supporting their proper functioning. DBPS may or may not contain calcium chloride and magnesium chloride. It can be used in the retrieval, handling, and transfer of human embryos and gametes. DBPS also finds applications in various fields, including cell dissociation, tissue dissection, and immunostaining.

Phosphate Buffered saline (PBS) as a diluent/wash solution

Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) can be used to resuspend lyophilized powders of cell culture supplements. It also helps in the dilution of stock solutions to working concentrations. Additionally, PBS is used as a wash buffer in various fields such as Western blotting, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunohistochemistry, tissue dissociation, cell culture, hematological and molecular biology procedures. It is also suitable for the resuspension and sonication of bacterial cells.

Phosphate Buffered saline (PBS) as a blocking agent

Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) containing Tween 20 acts as a blocking agent in western blotting and Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) techniques.



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