Fetal Bovine Serum, qualified, United States

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Fetal Bovine Serum, qualified, United States
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Fetal Bovine Serum, qualified, United States

Important Update: We've recently introduced Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) specification-based products. These improved products are alternatives to our Qualified US origin SKUs. Product stability, performance, manufacturing, storage, and transport processes are unchanged.
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26140079500 mLBottle
A316050150 mLOne Shot
A316050210 x 50 mLOne Shot
Our improved Premium Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) features enhanced specifications with unchanged stability, manufacturing, storage, and transport processes.
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Gibco fetal bovine sera offer excellent value for basic cell culture, specialty research, and specific assays, earning the trust of researchers with consistent quality and award-winning support that helps meet your research needs and budget requirements

Gibco Sera: Trusted Quality for Consistent Performance

Gibco Sera Category: Value Plus (Performance)

  • Use for general cell culture with common cell lines
  • Low endotoxin and hemoglobin levels
  • Endotoxin level: <10 EU/mL
  • Hemoglobin level: <25 mg/dL
  • Origin: United States

Gibco Serum Delivers

  • ISO 13485 certified, processed in FDA registered facilities
  • Triple filtered at 0.1 μm
  • Gibco bottle is easier to use in the hood, reduces the risk of contamination and helps you perform cell culture more consistently
  • Peel-off sticker on label provides handy reference for lot number and expiration date recording in lab notebook
For research use or further manufacturing use only. Serum and blood proteins are not for direct administration into humans or animals.
Specifications
Endotoxin Concentration≤10 EU/mL
Hemoglobin Concentration≤25 mg/dL
Purity or Quality GradeQualified
Shipping ConditionFrozen
SpeciesCattle/Bovine
AgeFetal
Country of OriginUnited States
FormLiquid
FormatBottle
Product TypeFetal Bovine Serum
Quantity500 mL
Serum TreatmentStandard (Sterile-filtered)
SterilitySterile
Sterilization MethodTriple-filtered, 0.1 μm
Unit SizeEach
Contents & Storage
Storage conditions: ≤-10°C
Shipping conditions: Frozen
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

What are the benefits and disadvantages of using heat-inactivated FBS in cell culture?

  1. Heating inactivates complement. Active complement can participate in cytolytic events, contract smooth muscle, release histamine from mast cells and platelets, and activate lymphocytic and macrophage cells. Applications where heat-inactivated serum is recommended include immunological studies and culturing of embryonic stem cells (ESCs), insect cells, and smooth muscle cells.
  2. Heat inactivation helps to achieve bottle-to-bottle and lot-to-lot stability by neutralizing many factors that can vary largely from lot to lot.
  3. There aren't necessarily disadvantages to heat inactivation of FBS, but there is some evidence that suggests there may be no added benefit to it unless you are carrying out immune studies.

Note: Heat inactivation is performed in a 56 degrees C water bath for 30 min with swirling every 10 min or so for heat distribution and to lower the degree of protein aggregation/flocculant precipitation. Note: If the time or temperature is exceeded, the serum may thicken to a gel. If this occurs, the serum is no longer usable. Unnecessary heat inactivation can take up time and potentially lead to wasted reagents if a mistake is made during the protocol1.

1. Pellerin, et al., Bioengineering, published in 2021.

Find additional tips, troubleshooting help, and resources within our Mammalian Cell Culture Basics Support Center.

How long can I store Gibco Fetal Bovine Serum at 4 degrees C?

This product can be stored at 4 degrees C for up to 4 weeks. Once the medium has been supplemented with serum, we recommend using it within 2-4 weeks.

Find additional tips, troubleshooting help, and resources within our Cell Culture Support Center.

How should I thaw Gibco Fetal Bovine Serum?

We recommend thawing the serum overnight at 4 degrees C or in a 37 degrees C water bath, removing as soon as it is thawed. Once thawed, aliquot into single-use sizes and freeze the aliquots. Each aliquot should ideally be thawed only one additional time as repeated freeze-thaw cycles are not recommended.

Find additional tips, troubleshooting help, and resources within our Cell Culture Support Center.

How can I minimize lot-to-lot variability in serum?

You can test each new lot to be sure that it works for your specific applications. Alternatively, our serum sales team can determine the most consistent, highest-performing serum lot available using the Gibco iMatch Sera Lot Matching Tool.

Find additional tips, troubleshooting help, and resources within our Cell Culture Support Center.

Can I aliquot and refreeze serum?

Yes, after the overnight thaw, you can aliquot the serum into smaller, single-use aliquots and refreeze it.

Find additional tips, troubleshooting help, and resources within our Cell Culture Support Center.

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