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Catalog Number | Quantity |
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14025092 | 500 mL |
Hanks' Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) is used for a variety of cell culture applications, such as washing cells before dissociation, transporting cells or tissue samples, diluting cells for counting, and preparing reagents. Formulations with calcium and magnesium are generally used as transport media, or for reagent preparation.
We offer a variety of Gibco™ HBSS formulations for a range of cell culture applications.
With | Without |
• Calcium | • Phenol Red |
• Magnesium | • Sodium Pyruvate |
• Glucose |
The complete formulation is available.
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The recommended storage condition for our HBSS products is at 15-30 degrees C. Generally, storage at 4 degrees C will not impact these products. The only concern would be for the 10x HBSS solutions with calcium and magnesium as these salts might precipitate when stored outside the recommended temperature ranges. As long as you don't see any precipitation upon refrigeration, the product will be fine.
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HBSS (Cat. No. 14025xxx) does not contain HEPES and it needs to be externally supplemented. The complete formulation is available here (https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/technical-resources/media-formulation.153.html).
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Most media contain phenol red, which can quench fluorescent dyes in the visible wavelengths. Most media also contain autofluorescent components, such as riboflavin, which can reduce signal-to-background. We offer FluoroBrite DMEM and HEPES-based Live Cell Imaging Solution, which have been optimized for fluorescent imaging. We also offer a number of media without phenol red. But if none of these are reasonable options for your experiment, then we also offer BackDrop Background Suppressor ReadyProbes Reagent, which can be added to quench media autofluorescence.
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Some cell types accumulate phenol red, and this can pose a problem in the use of many fluorescent probes. Phenol red can quench visible-wavelength dyes and, although phenol red is non-fluorescent, various impurities may be fluorescent. We have many phenol red-free media to choose from. Our Live Cell Imaging Solution (HEPES-based) and our FluoroBrite DMEM have been optimized to be phenol red-free as well as to be non-autofluorescent.
Find additional tips, troubleshooting help, and resources within our Cell Analysis Support Center.
Phenol red is a pH indicator which allows you to determine the optimal atmospheric conditions for your cell line during your particular assays. We offer both versions to allow you the option to utilize this indicator in your media.
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