The Essential Role of Cell Culture Techniques and Lab Consumables in Ensuring Cell Health

Cell culture applications play a crucial role in the research and discovery process. The health and viability of cells must be maintained, in some cases over long periods of time, to ensure success of bioassays. Unfortunately, many factors can affect the health of cells grown in vitro, including compounds leaching from the consumables used to seed, feed and handle cells.

Leachables are chemical compounds and trace metals that can be released from plastic laboratory consumables under standard conditions of use and storage. Strong acids or solvents are not necessarily required for the release of leachables from plastics; water can leach metal ions, plasticizers, stabilizers, pigments, and surfactants from plastic materials.

Download this application note to learn about:

• Sartorius pipette tip chemical and trace metal leachables results
• How to minimize pipetting time taken by seeding and re-feeding cultures