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With 3D cultures, you can optimize cell growth and adjust it to your needs. The different types of LifeGel will enable you to obtain different growth conditions (in terms of the type of spheroids which form or whether they grow on top of the hydrogel or within). Real Research provides LifeGel for your experiments and we can also optimize the gel for a specific cell type or experiment of your choice. All you have to do is send us the cell bank and we will compare several subtypes of LifeGel, after which you’ll receive a full detailed report enabling you to choose the option that best suits your needs. We are also prepared to do a number of downstream analyses.
Characteristics of LifeGel
- Defined protein composition – you can be certain that there is nothing in our hydrogel that would interfere with your experiment.
- Free from growth factors – our hydrogel is free from growth factors such as FGF, EGF, etc.
- Easy to use and store – you receive a plate with the hydrogel inside, which is ready to be seeded with cells immediately. It can also be stored in the fridge for future use.
- Support for cells – our hydrogel provides the optimal platform for 3D cell growth.
- Recovery of cells for further tests – the Digestion Kit enables you to extract cultured cells from the hydrogel and use them for downstream testing.
- Transparent – our hydrogel is transparent so you can easily observe the cells under a microscope and document the experiment as it progresses.
- Batch-to-batch repeatability – you can be sure that your experiments will be repeatable and the results reliable, no matter which batch you use.
- Customized – different cells have different environmental needs. We can match the hydrogel with the optimal characteristics (such as hardness) for your chosen cell type.
- Suitable for various cell cultures – our hydrogel has been tested on many different cell types, such as B16, Pan02, HUVEC and many others.
- Angiogenesis tests and aortic ring assays – our hydrogel can be used for a wide variety of tests, including some that are impossible on most other platforms – such as angiogenesis tests (in vitro tube formation assays) and aortic ring assays.