Anachem has introduced the Bambanker system, designed to improve cell recovery rates.
Bambanker is a patented formulation, serum-free medium that enables long-term storage of cultured cells directly at -80C and in liquid nitrogen.
The medium can be used for the freezing and preservation of valuable and sensitive tumour or non-tumour culture cells producing higher numbers of intact cells after thawing.
Bambanker requires no dilutions or addition of other components such as DMSO or glycerol, and no programmable freezer or sequential freezing steps are needed.
It offers a shelf life of 24 months when stored at 2-10C.
A serum-free media eliminates the risk of contamination from unidentified ingredients, virus particles, serum proteins or mycoplasma that have the potential to interfere with cells, especially stem cells.
With a pre-mixed formulation, the risk of batch-to-batch inconsistency from serum variations is eliminated.
Bambanker has been demonstrated to provide much higher recovery rates in a range of cell lines such as: human gastric epithelial cells, human gamma/delta T cells, human B cell line, PC12 (rat-derived adrenal pheochromocytoma), monkey B cell line, and more.