Description
Hanks' Balanced Salt Solution without phenol red is a balanced salt medium formulated for cell culture tasks including washing cells before dissociation, transporting cells and diluting cell suspensions. This variant is modified with calcium, magnesium and glucose and deliberately omits phenol red, making it suitable when a colourless medium is preferred for optical readouts, fluorescence work or other assays sensitive to indicator dyes. The solution maintains an isotonic ionic environment that helps preserve cell viability during rinsing, short-term transport and intermediate handling steps. Provided by manufacturer Sartorius in a 500 ml unit with a net weight of 0,500 kg, it integrates easily into standard laboratory workflows. Calcium and magnesium support protocols requiring physiological divalent cations, while glucose supplies a readily available energy source during brief procedures outside the incubator. Researchers choose phenol-red-free HBSS whenever background colour or dye interference must be avoided, yet a complete balanced salt solution with divalent ions remains essential for washing, dilution or temporary cell maintenance.
This article is part of Cell culture media & sera, in Cell culture.
Key features
- Pack size: 500 ml
- Storage temperature: Room temperature
- Product type: Hanks' Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS)
- Formulation: With calcium, magnesium and glucose; without phenol red
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