Cytodex surface Microcarriers CY13407-07Jul20-DF

Cytodex surface Microcarriers CY13407-07Jul20-DF
Introduction
Animal cell culture is vital to the study of cell structure, function, and differentiation. Additionally, it provides important biologicals for the pharmaceutical industry, including viral vaccines, enzymes, hormones, and antibodies. In microcarrier cell culture technology, anchorage-dependent animal cells are grown on the surface of small (~ 150 μm diameter) spheres that are maintained in stirred suspension cultures. Due to their extremely high surface area to volume ratio, microcarriers are an attractive alternative to conventional monolayer cell culture methods, such as roller-bottle and stirred-tanks, perfusion, or air-lift methods. Microcarrier technology has been used successfully for:

• Routine and high density cell culture
• New research applications
• Production culture volumes > 1000 L
• Efficient monitoring and culture control
• Reduction of costs and contamination in cell culture applications