john d tyler (jdtyler at sprynet.com) wrote:
: If memory serves me, about 10 years ago or so, there was a commercial product
: consisting of a type of bead [glass or plastic??] that had been treated to
: allow growth of cell lines requiring attachment. Does anyone know if such a
: product is still manufactured, and if so, by whom??
: Thanks in advance for any replies.
Nunc (Denmark) manufactures *Biosilon* which fits your description, i.e.
microcarriers for cultivation of anchorage dependent cells in suspension.
(Nuncs description).
Troels Wind
Institute of Molecular and Structural Biology
Aarhus University
Denmmark