The microcarrier of choice for cells that may be difficult to culture in vitro .
Designed for culture of primary cells or those with an epithelioid morphology, especially cells with low plating-efficiency or differentiated or sensitive cell-types which are normally difficult to grow, e.g. hepatocytes, endocrine cells.
Contains a layer of acid-denatured porcine collagen (gelatin) on the surface of the microporous matrix.
Designed to yield harvested cells of the highest viability.
Transparent for easy microscopic examination of attached cells.
Microcarrier culture
Microcarrier culture is a technique which makes possible the practical high yield culture of anchorage-dependent cells. Cytodex has been specifically developed for the culture of a wide range of animal cells in culture volumes ranging from a few ml to more than 6000 L. Using Cytodex in simple suspension culture systems provides yields of several million cells per mL.
Formation
Formed by chemically coupling a thin layer of denatured collagen to the cross-linked dextran matrix, this is the microcarrier of choice for cells that may be difficult to culture in vitro, and particularly for cells with an epithelial like morphology.
