Nurturing Life Sciences
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#Unit 12. Applied Biology
Characteristic Growth Pattern of Cultured Cells
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Trypsin is a serine protease that digest the extracellular protein or matrix protein so that cells get free.
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Dissociation of Adherent Cells
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To check the cell viability in cell suspension, trypan blue dye is used. This dye is excluded by viable cells but taken up by dead cells (nonviable cells).
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Cell viability is calculated as the number of viable cells divided by the total number of cells.
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The best method for cryopreserving cultured cells is storing them in liquid nitrogen in complete medium in the presence of a cryoprotective agent such as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) or glycerol