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Classical Media Manufactured to Meet the Highest Quality Standards
Sartorius media are designed to support the growth and maintenance of a variety of cells and cell lines. Each lot is manufactured under a strictly controlled process according to a Product Master Record to provide lot-to-lot consistency. Sartorius offers ready-to-use media in powdered and concentrated liquid formulations, custom manufacturing and various packaging options. Sartorius‘ excellence and expertise provide you with the safest, most reliable and most consistent media products.
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Find the Right Classical Cell Culture Medium for Your Application
Classical media are produced using well-known formulations, following cGMP guidelines, and manufactured with the highest-grade raw materials, sourced from qualified and approved suppliers.
- Ready-to-use media in powdered and concentrated liquid formulations
- Custom manufacturing options
- Varied packaging options
DMEM | MEM | RPMI 1640 | |
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Volume | Liquid 100ml – 500ml | Liquid 100ml – 500ml | Liquid 100ml – 500ml |
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Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM)
DMEM is a widely used basal medium for supporting the growth of many mammalian cells, including primary fibroblasts, neurons, glial cells, HUVECs and smooth muscle cells. Sartorius offers a variety of DMEM modifications for a range of cell culture applications.
- Available in high and low glucose formulations
MEM-Eagle — A Modified Minimum Essential Medium (MEM)
MEM is one of the most used cell culture media and can be used with a variety of suspension and adherent mammalian cells, including HeLa, fibroblasts and primary rat astrocytes. Sartorius offers a variety of MEM modifications for a wide range of cell culture applications.
- Available with both Hank’s and Earle’s balanced salt solutions for mammalian cells
Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI) 1640 Medium
RPMI 1640 Medium was specifically developed for the long-term culture of blood cells and the culture of normal and abnormal human leukocytes.
- Used as a general medium (with serum) for hybridoma cultures
- Suitable for a variety of mammalian cells including HeLa, Jurkat, MCF-7, PC12, PBMC, astrocytes and carcinomas
- Modifications available for various applications
- Available in multiple formulations
Additional Classical Media
Use the following multi-purpose cell culture media alone or with other classical media formulations:
- Basal Medium Eagle
- GMEM – Glasgow Modified Essential Medium
- Ham’s F10 Nutrient Solution
- Ham’s F12 Nutrient Solution
- M-199 medium
- Minimum Essential Medium Alpha
- MCDB 153 (modified)
- Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium
- Leibovitz's L-15 Medium
- McCoy's 5A Medium
- Waymouth's MB 752/1 Medium
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Classical Media Manufactured Following cGMP Guidelines Under ISO:9001
Sartorius classical media are produced with great care using well-known published formulations, following cGMP referential and in accordance with ISO:9001. Production procedures are defined from receipt of raw materials to final product release, including the environmental and processing controls required and product specifications (including packaging and labeling), ensuring batch-to-batch consistency. Like all Sartorius media, classical media are manufactured with the highest-grade compendial raw materials, and sourced from qualified and approved suppliers. Water for Injection quality water is used to produce any liquid media product.
FAQs - Classical Media
Classical media are the first generation of cell culture media and have been used in cell culture research for decades. They are a mixture of inorganic salts, amino acids, sugars, vitamins, and other components needed for optimal growth. They are typically used with serum and are multi-purpose, meaning they can be used to grow different cell lines.
Fetal bovine serum (FBS) is derived from the blood of fetal calves. It is depleted of cells, fibrin, and clotting factors while remaining serum contains many hormones and macromolecular factors essential for cell growth.
Fetal bovine serum (FBS) is a growth supplement for the culture of mammalian cells. FBS contains more than a thousand components, including proteins, electrolytes, lipids, carbohydrates, hormones, enzymes, and other undefined constituents, which are necessary for supporting cellular growth.
