Great Buffer for Tumor Suspension Before Implant

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Oncology
Lab Technician

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Company:

Corning

Product Name:

HBSS

Catalog Number:

21-022-CV

Info: Supplier Page 

This buffer is great for when we are planning to implant tumors onto mice flanks. It keeps my tumor cells alive during the duration of the procedure and I've had no problems.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Cell Culture

Starting Material

Murine Tumor Cells

Tips

There is a HBSS with phenol red but we use without for our tumor injections

Results Summary

We have had no issues with quality control of this item for years. We have always used it for tumor injection buffer and had no issues with tumor rejecting/behaving differently than before. Our growth curves are consistent.

DOI or PMID #

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Summary

The Good

Consistent quality

The Bad

None whatsoever

The Bottom Line

Definitely the corning quality has served us very well for multiple years now. It keeps our cells happy during our tumor implants and very good for making single cell suspension.

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