Highly stable surface provides greater cell yields and reproducibility, making it easier to grow fastidious cells under difficult conditions, such as reduced-serum or serum-free medium
Corning Life Sciences announces the new Cellbind culture surface, which it says is the first novel cell culture surface treatment in over 20 years.
This Cellbind surface enhances attachment making it easier to grow fastidious cells under difficult conditions, such as reduced-serum or serum-free medium, and resulting in higher cell yields.
Developed by Corning scientists, this patented technology uses a microwave process for treating the culture surface.
This process improves cell attachment by incorporating significantly more oxygen into the cell culture surface, rendering it more hydrophilic and increasing surface stability.
"Unlike poly-D-lysine and biological coatings the Cellbind surface is a nonbiological surface that requires no special handling or storage," said Phillip Carey, product development manager, Corning Life Sciences.
"Because the polymer is treated, rather than coated, the surface is consistent and stable".
"The Cellbind surface also increases cell attachment and yields in roller bottles," said John Ryan, technical marketing manager, Corning Life Sciences.
"This enhanced performance has already led to a major biotechnology company choosing Corning roller bottles with the Cellbind surface for producing a new FDA approved protein therapeutic". Currently, the Cellbind surface is available on Corning 850cm2 and 1700cm2 roller bottles and 25cm2 to 225cm2 flasks.
