FGF2 DISCs
DISC™ devices give scientists enhanced control over growth factor levels in their cultures. Adding one DISC™ provides a stable level of native growth factors over 1-2 weeks. DISCs™ reduce your cell culture costs and provide robust, high-quality cells.
FGF2 DISC being added to medium for controlled FGF2 release
48 Pack of FGF2 DISCs
Brain organoid derived from stem cells grown with FGF2 DISCs
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FGF2 DISCs are biocompatible hydrogels that release defined levels of native FGF2 stably into culture medium over the course of one week. Native FGF2 has a short half-life (4 hours) and rapidly decays in cell culture. Adding soluble FGF2 in culture through daily commercial media feeds creates fluctuations of growth factors that affect cellular pathways and create a stressful cellular environment. With FGF2 DISCs, FGF2 levels are stable over one week, allowing the following:
- Reduced feeding schedule and improved pluripotency across multiple PSC media
- Dampened heterogeneity between cell lines
- Improved directed differentiation efficiency into endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm lineages
- Compatibility with different media
DISC device technology allows you to use your favorite media, and feed less often. One DISC can be added per passage and can remain in the culture vessel for several media feeds (i.e., a pack of 48 DISCs will last 2 months when culturing in a 6 well plate). When placed in 2 mL of medium, an FGF2 DISC releases at a constant 10 ng/mL. This technology gives scientists enhanced control over growth factor levels in their cultures to provide robust, high-quality cells.
Why use FGF2 DISCs for cell culture?
FGF2 DISCs by StemCultures are designed to provide stable, defined levels of native FGF2 in cell culture medium. To learn more about FGF2 DISCs, including product specifications and suggested protocols, download the information sheet below.
Sustained release growth factor delivery with FGF2 DISCs for reproducible 3D cultures
Generating large quantities of homogeneous cells for organoid production is a time-consuming and labor-intensive task that requires the precise orchestration of culture conditions, including the concentration and timing of growth factors that regulate proliferation and differentiation.
In this application note, learn how new DISC™ devices from StemCultures can overcome these issues by enabling the precise control of growth factor concentrations throughout the culture duration, improving the quality and consistency of PSC-organoid cultures. Download the full note below to learn more.
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