Merck Gelatin from porcine skin

Gelatin from porcine skin

Type A, lyophilized powder, γ-irradiated, BioXtra, suitable for cell culture

Quality Level

200

생물학적 소스

Porcine skin

무균

γ-irradiated

유형

Type A

제품 라인

BioXtra

form

lyophilized powder

포장

pkg of 10 mg

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

표면 범위

100‑200 μg/cm2

겔 강도

~300 g Bloom

solubility

soluble 20 mg/mL, clear, colorless (in warm tissue culture medium)

배송 상태

ambient

저장 온도

room temp

This product is recommended for use as a cell culture substratum at 100-200 μg/cm2. The optimal concentration does depend on cell type as well as the application and research objectives.

Gelatin has been used in many applications. It has use in coating cell culture to improve attachment of cells, being added to PCR to stabilize Taq DNA, as a blocking reagent in Western blotting, ELISA, and immunochemistry, and as a component of media for species differentiation in bacteriology. As a biocompatible polymer, it has used as a delivery vehicle for release of active biomolecules and in generation of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. In the pharmaceutical industry, geltan can be used as a suspending and encapsulating agent, among other applications.