Cell Culture Surfaces
New! Discovery Labware
Corning has acquired the majority of BD’s Discovery Labware business. For information on the new cell culture surfaces, biological coatings and extracellular matrices that Corning now offers click here.
This Chart will help you find the best polystyrene-based surface to meet your cell culture needs. Click on the desired surface for additional technical information.
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Corning Surface
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Binding Interaction
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Effects on Cell Attachment
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Untreated polystyrene
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Hydrophobic
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Reduces most cell attachment but not as much as Ultra-Low Attachment Surface
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Ultra-Low Attachment
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Hydrophilic and nonionic
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Hydrogel layer prevents cell attachment forcing cells to stay in suspension
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Standard tissue culture treated
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Hydrophilic and ionic (negatively charged)
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Allows most cells to attach and spread on polystyrene
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Corning® CellBIND®
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Hydrophilic and ionic (negatively charged)
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Improves attachment and spreading of some cells to polystyrene compared to standard tissue culture treatments
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Poly-D-Lysine
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Hydrophilic and ionic (positively charged)
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Coating improves cell attachment and binding of some cell types to polystyrene
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Corning® Osteo Assay
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Crystalline calcium phosphate
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Specialized surface for bone cell growth, differentiation and functional analysis
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Corning® Synthemax Surface
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Active peptide acrylate
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Specialized synthetic surface for stem cell proliferation and differentiation
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For information on modified polystyrene surfaces on microplates for the binding or covalent immobilization of proteins, nucleic acids, and other types of biomolecules for use in assays see Assay Surfaces.