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F7942

Fetal Bovine Serum

Canada origin, sterile-filtered, γ-irradiated, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

FBS, FCS, sera, serum

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.71
MDL number:
Biological source:
bovine fetus
Origin:
Canada origin
Sterility:
γ-irradiated, sterile-filtered
Shipped in:
dry ice
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biological source

bovine fetus

Quality Level

sterility

γ-irradiated, sterile-filtered

product line

FBS Classic

composition

Bovine IgG, ≤1.0 mg/mL , Hemoglobin, ≤20 mg/dL

origin

Canada origin

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

≤10 EU/mL Endotoxin

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

Fetal bovine serum is used as a supplement for in vitro and ex vivo cell, tissue and organ cultures. It has important hormones, vitamins, transport proteins and growth factors.

Application

FBS sourced from Canada is used in a broad range of cell culture applications. FBS provides many non-defined growth promoting and survival enhancing factors to cells in culture. It was used as a supplement for different cell cultures.

Analysis Note

  • Endotoxin and hemoglobin tested
  • Tested for the presence of bacteria, virus, and mycoplasma
  • Triple filtered with 0.1 micron membrane under aseptic conditions



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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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J van der Valk et al.
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA, 18(1), 1-12 (2003-11-25)
Fetal bovine serum (FBS) is a common supplement to in vitro culture media. A workshop was organized to discuss whether or not fetuses might suffer when blood is withdrawn, and to discuss serum replacement methods. When bovine fetuses are exposed
Alireza Rezapour-Lactoee et al.
Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 31(11), 101-101 (2020-11-04)
To boost the healing process in a full-thickness wound, a simple and efficient strategy based on adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) transplantation is described in this work. To increase the chance of ADSCs immobilization in the wound bed and prevent
Werner E G Müller et al.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 75(1), 21-32 (2017-08-05)
In this study, the effect of inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) on the initial phase of angiogenesis and vascularization was investigated, applying the HUVEC cell tube formation assay. PolyP is a physiological and high energy phosphate polymer which has been proposed to



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SKUGTIN
F7942-500ML04061833619926
F7942-100ML04061833619919