Gibco™ BenchStable™ MEM

Description

• Gibco Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) is one of the most commonly used of all cell culture media
• MEM can be used with a variety of suspension and adherent mammalian cells, including HeLa, BHK-21, 293, HEP-2, HT-1080, MCF-7, fibroblasts, and primary rat astrocytes
• We offer a variety of MEM modifications for a range of cell culture applications
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• BenchStable MEM has been engineered for storage at room temperature while supporting cellular proliferation and maximum cell densities comparable to conventional MEM when supplemented with ≥10% fetal bovine serum (FBS)
• This MEM is modified as follows: • Optimized for room temperature stability • With GlutaMAX, Phenol Red • Without HEPES Using BenchStable MEM MEM, developed by Harry Eagle, was based on his earlier formulation of Basal Medium Eagle (BME)
• Many other modifications of MEM followed, including Glasgow’s MEM, MEM α, DMEM, and Temin’s Modification
• MEM is available with Earle’s salts for use in a CO2 incubator, or with Hanks' salts for use without CO2
• This MEM includes Earle's salts
• MEM with GlutaMAX supplement minimizes toxic ammonia build-up and improves cell viability and growth in an easy-to-use format
• BenchStable MEM requires supplementation with ≥10% fetal bovine serum (FBS).