Cell Line Information
Corporate and Commercial Request for CH3 BioSystems Cell Line
The sale of several of our unique “self-renewing” cell lines* to customers at for-profit institutions carries a premium surcharge reflecting the extraordinary properties that these products provide for commercial research discovery. Click Here For Details
E0771 Note
In our experience, complete attachment usually requires 48 to 72 hours and the best cultures never appear to have more than 90% of the cells attached; attachment on tissue culture plastic is relatively weak.
PC-3 Note
Dense, confluent cultures of PC-3 cells appear to contain copious amounts of secreted protein that aggregates as granular phase dark particles under phase contrast microscopy. To minimize the quantity of this material in passaged frozen stocks of this cell line, the following operating protocol will be in effect… Click Here For Details
LNCaP Note
Please note that as we observed with other prostate cancer cell lines, dense, confluent cultures of the LNCaP Cell Line appear to contain copious amounts of secreted protein that aggregates as granular phase dark particles under phase contrast microscopy. This is normal and is NOT an indication of bacterial contamination. To minimize the quantity of this material in passaged cells, the following protocol should be helpful…
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Recommendations for Handling Cell Line Products
If you prefer receiving the cell line as a pellet frozen in a cryoprotectant solution, please note that we recommend handling the cryovial immediately upon arrival in your laboratory in the following manner: Click Here For Details
Recommendations for Thawing Cell Line Cryo-Pellets
If you prefer receiving the cell line as a pellet frozen in a cryo-protectant solution, please note that we recommend handling the cryo-vial immediately upon arrival in your laboratory in the following manner Click Here For Details
Cell Line Shipping Policies
We ship all of our cell line products to our USA customers via FEDEX. We recommend Priority Overnight Service for these products. We can ship using our account number (and bill you on the order invoice) or you may inform CH3 BioSystems of your own FEDEX account number if you prefer. Click Here For Details
Cell Line International Order Information
We ship to our customers in Europe and Asia via FEDEX. We recommend International Priority Service for cell line orders. We can ship using our account number (and bill you on the order invoice) or you may inform CH3 BioSystems of your own FEDEX account number if you prefer. Click Here For Details