HANKS' BALANCED SALTS

Uses

Use this medium when working with stem cells or when growing cells at low densities.

General Description

Formulation: click here.

Biological Activity

Balanced salt solution in cell culture plays multiple roles such as, an irrigating, transporting and diluting fluid while maintaining intra- and extracellular osmotic balance, and provides cells with water and certain bulk inorganic ions essential for normal cell metabolism. It is also involved in providing a buffering system to maintain the medium within the physiological pH range (7.2-7.6) and provides the principal energy source for cell metabolism.