Good Dye For Discerning Live From Dead Cells

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Company:

Thermo Fisher

Product Name:

LIVE/DEAD Viability/Cytotoxicity Kit

Catalog Number:

L3224

This probe is reaaly helpful to discern between alive and dead cells. Alive cells can be observed with green colour with the FITC channel under microscope.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Microscopy

Starting Material

Mesenchymal stem cells cultured on a experimental polymer

Protocol Overview

It is a good probe for discerning alive from dead cells in your cell cultures. Alive cells can be observed in the FITC channel while dead cells can be observed by ethidium staining.

Tips

Needs to be optimized the concentration of the dye

Results Summary

We used this with our cell cultures to check the cell viability after we exposed the cells to different conditions such as a polymer or a drug. It is easy to use and not time consuming.

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Summary

The Good

Easy to be use and not time consuming

The Bad

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The Bottom Line

I recommend it.

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