Protocols
Stemgent Protocols
Detection of AP using the Alkaline Phosphatase Staining Kit II (PDF)
RNA Transfection using the Stemfect RNA Transfection Kit (PDF)
hES Cell Culture using Stemedia Nutristem XF/FF Culture Medium (PDF)
Cryopreservation of human ES cells using CryoStem Freezing Medium (PDF)
Using the hES Cell Cloning and Recovery Supplement to Enhance Thawing and Recovery, Single Cell Cloning, and Passaging of hES Cells (PDF)
Immunofluorescence Staining of Cells for Flow Cytometry (PDF)
General Protocol for Immunocytochemistry (PDF)
General Protocol for ICC Staining of Live Cells (PDF)
Stemgent® StemRNA™ 3rd Gen Reprogramming Kit for Reprogramming Adult and Neonatal Human Fibroblasts (PDF)
Stemgent® StemRNA™-NM Reprogramming Kit for Reprogramming Blood-Derived EPCs (PDF)
Stemgent® StemRNA™-SR Reprogramming Using Blood-Derived EPCs (PDF)
nippi iMatrix-511 Cell Culture Substrate use with Stemgent® StemRNA™-NM Reprogramming Kit and Stemgent NutriStem™ XF/FF Culture Medium (PDF)
Protocol: Stemgent StemRNA 3rd Gen Reprogramming Kit for Reprogramming Urine-Derived Progenitor Cells (UPCs) (PDF)
General Protocol for Western Blot Analysis (PDF)
Alvetex Protocols
Alvetex Scaffold
1. Basics
Alvetex Scaffold: quick start
Media volumes guide for different feeding options in Alvetex Scaffold in well insert formats
Alvetex Scaffold 96 well plate: quick start
Alvetex Scaffold 96 well plate: instructions for use and example applications
Alvetex Scaffold 384 well plate: quick start
Alvetex Scaffold 384 well plate: instructions for use and example application
2. Coating
Poly-D or L-lysine coating of Alvetex Scaffold
Collagen I coating of Alvetex Scaffold
Collagen I thin gel coating of Alvetex Scaffold
Matrigel® coating of Alvetex Scaffold
Fibronectin coating of Alvetex Scaffold
3. Cell-Specific
Guidance notes and protocols for the culture of primary rat hepatocytes in Alvetex Scaffold in well insert and well plate formats
Protocol for the culture of primary rat hepatocytes in Alvetex Scaffold 96 well plate format
Culture of the canine kidney epithelial MDCK cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well insert and well plate formats
Example protocol for the culture of the MCF-10A cell line on Alvetex Scaffold (12 well insert format and 96-well plate format)
Example protocol for the culture of the CaCo2 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well insert and well plate formats with or without a collagen I gel layer
Example protocol for the co-culture of the Caco-2 cell line with the CCD-18co cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well insert formats
Example protocol for the culture of the breast carcinoma MDA-MB-231 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well insert and well plate formats
Example protocol for the culture of the human colon fibroblastic CCD-18co cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well insert and well plate formats
Example protocol for the culture of the lung carcinoma A549 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well insert and well plate formats
Example protocol for the culture of the breast invasive ductal carcinoma BT-474 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold
Example protocol for the culture of the PC-3 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well plate and well insert formats
Example protocol for the culture of the LN-229 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in 96 well plate format
Example protocol for the culture of the 3T3 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well plate and well insert formats
Example protocol for the culture of the TERA2.cl.SP12 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold
Example protocol for the culture of the HepG2 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well plate and well insert formats
Example protocols for the Culture of the CHO-K1 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well plate and well insert formats
Example preparation of HaCaT epidermal equivalent using Alvetex Scaffold
Development of full thickness dermal equivalents (skin model) using Alvetex Scaffold technology
Example protocol for the Culture of the SW480 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well insert and well plate formats
Example protocol for the Culture of the SW620 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well insert and well plate formats
Example protocols for the co-culture of either the SW620 or the SW480 cell line with the 3T3 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well insert formats
Example protocol for the culture of the MG63 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well insert formats
Example protocol for the culture of primary rat MSCs on Alvetex Scaffold in well insert formats
Example protocols for the culture of the MCF-7 cell line on Alvetex Scaffold in well plate and well insert formats
4. Transfection
5. Cell Visualization
Simple visualisation of cells on Alvetex Scaffold using light microscopy (Neutral Red-Methyl Blue dye)
Live cell imaging of 3D cultures grown on Alvetex Scaffold using confocal microscopy
Wheat germ agglutinin staining of 3D cultures grown on Alvetex Scaffold and Alvetex Strata
6. Metabolic Assays
alamarBlue® cell viability assay of upcyte® hepatocyte cultures grown on Alvetex Scaffold in 3D
Determination of cell number and growth characteristics within Alvetex Scaffold using the PicoGreen® assay
XTT cell viability assay for Alvetex Scaffold 96 well plate format
MTS cell viability assay of upcyte® hepatocyte cultures grown on Alvetex Scaffold in 3D
MTT cell viability assay of cultures grown on Alvetex Scaffold in 3D
7. Genomics and Proteomics
Total protein extraction from cells cultured in Alvetex Scaffold in 3D
Protein extraction from cells cultured in Alvetex Scaffold 96 well plate format
Extraction of RNA from cells cultured in Alvetex Scaffold in 3D
Extraction of RNA from Cells Cultured in Alvetex Scaffold in 96-Well Plate Format
8. Histology
Histology (1): Choosing the Right Fixative to Preserve 3D Cell Cultures
Histology (2): Processing Alvetex Scaffold 3D Cultures for PFA Fixation and Paraffin Wax Embedding for Immunofluorescence
Histology (3): Processing Alvetex Scaffold 3D Cultures for Bouin’s Fixation and Paraffin Wax Embedding for Haematoxylin and Eosin Staining
Histology (4): Processing Alvetex Scaffold 3D Cultures for Resin Embedding and Toluidine Blue Staining for Light Microscopy
Histology (5): Processing Alvetex Scaffold 3D Cultures for Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
9. Advanced Microscopy
(See also Histology Series Part 5, above.)
Processing Alvetex Scaffold 3D cultures for cryosectioning
Immunofluorescence confocal microscopy of 3D cultures grown on Alvetex Scaffold
10. Cell Retrieval
Retrieval of cells from Alvetex Scaffold
Protocol for the removal of Alvetex discs from 6 well or 12 well inserts by unclipping the well insert base
11. 3D Perfused Cell Culture
Alvetex Strata
REPROCELL Protocols
Cell Cultivation Protocol for ReproHepato™ (Cat.# RCDH001N) (PDF)
Calcium imaging of ReproNeuro™ (Cat.# RCESDN001, RCESDN002, RCDN002N, RCDN003P) (PDF)
Calcium imaging of ReproNeuro™ cells (Cat.# RCDN002N, RCDN003P, RCDN001N) (PDF)
Protocol of ReproNeuro™ (Cat.# RCDN002N, RCDN003P) (PDF)
Protocol of ReproNeuro™ (Cat.# RCDN002N, RCDN003P, RCDN001N) (PDF)
ReproCardio 2™ (Cat.# RCDC001N) (PDF)
Cryopreservation with ReproCryo DMSO Free™ (Cat.# RCHEFM002) (PDF)
Feeder Cells (MEF) (Cat.# RCHEFC003) (PDF)
Feeder Cells (SL10) (Cat.# RCHEFC001) (PDF)
Freezing Medium for human ES/iPS Cells (Cat.# RCHEFM001) (PDF)
Primate ES Cell Medium (Cat.# RCHEMD001) (PDF)
ReproFF2™ (Cat.# RCHEMD006) (PDF)
Dissociation Solution for human ES/iPS Cells (Cat.# RCHETP002) (PDF)
ReproMed™ iPSC Medium (Cat.# RCRM101) (PDF)
Primary Hepatocyte culture with ReproHP Medium™ (Cat. No. RCRM201 (and RCRM201-S)) (PDF)
Other Brands
ABLE Biott
NeuCyte
SynFire® Users Guide: Human iPSC-Derived Induced Neurons and Co-Culture System (PDF)
SynFire® iN plating protocol and chemical long-term potentiation on MaxWell Biosystems Multi-Well High-Density Microelectrode Array (HD-MEA) [Protocol] (PDF)
Protocol for MED64 Presto 24-well Sakura MEA plates [Protocol] (PDF)
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