Thermo Fisher Scientific Aldehyde/Sulfate Latex Beads, 4% w/v, 9 μm

Invitrogen™ Aldehyde/Sulfate Latex Beads, 4% w/v, 9 μm

Microspheres (also called latex beads or latex particles) are spherical particles in the colloidal size range that are formed from an amorphous polymer such as polystyrene. Because of the way that the polystyrene chains arrange themselves in the bead, the surface is very hydrophobic in character, making these ideal materials for the adsorption of materials such as proteins.

This aldehyde/sulfate latex contains an abundance of aldehyde groups grafted to the surface of the polymer particle. The high density of aldehyde groups enables facile coupling of proteins and other materials to the latex particles in a one-step process. The sulfate charge groups on the microspheres enable retention of stability during the covalent coupling process. Due to the high density of polar groups, this latex has a hydrophilic surface.

Microspheres Are Available in Many Sizes and Surface Functionalities

• 25 sizes to choose from (0.02 μm to 16 μm)
• 20 different surface functionalities for ready conjugation
• Surfactant-free and ultraclean
• Various quantities available (from milliliter to 500-liter amounts)

Key Applications of Microspheres

• Instrument calibration (flow cytometry, microscopy, HTS, HCS)
• Flow testing (microfluidics, blood flow, water flow, air flow)
• Cell biology tracers (cell differentiation and cell tracing)
• Immunoassays (agglutination tests, ELISA, particle capture, contrast reagents)

Additional Information

Read a technical overview of microspheres and learn more about high activity beads, super active beads, specialty beads, and bead-coupling protocols on the IDC Surfactant-free Latex Beads application page.

Custom Microsphere Service

If the microsphere you need is not listed in our stocked list, we can produce a custom microsphere tailored to your specifications. Our custom conjugation service is efficient, confidential, and ISO 13485:2000 certified.

For Research Use Only. Not intended for animal or human therapeutic or diagnostic use.

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