Description
MinimumEssentialMedium(MEM)isoneofthemostcommonlyusedofallcellculturemedia.MEMcanbeusedwithavarietyofs
USPensionandadherentmammaliancells,includingHeLa,BHK-21,293,HEP-2,HT-1080,MCF-7,fibroblasts,andprimaryratastrocytes.Weofferavarietyof
Gibco®MEMmodificationsforarangeofcellcultureapplications.Findtherightformulationusingthemediaselectortool.
ThisMEMismodifiedasfollows:With | Without |
•Hanks"salts | •HEPES |
•L-glutamine | |
Thecompleteformulationisavailable.
Gibco®MEM,developedbyHarryEagle,wasbasedonhisearlierformulationofBasalMediumEagle(BME).ManyothermodificationsofMEMfollowed,includingGlasgow"sMEM,MEMα,DMEM,andTemin"sModification.ThisMEMformulationcontainsHanks"saltsforusewithoutCO
2.
ProductIntendedUseFor
invitrodiagnosticuse.CAUTION:Notforhumanoranimaltherapeuticuse.Usesotherthanthelabeledintendedusemaybeaviolationoflocallaw.
Dual-SitecGMPManufacturingGibco®MEMismanufacturedatacGMPcompliantfacility,locatedinGrandIsland,NewYork.ThefacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtoISO13485standards.Forsupplychaincontinuity,weofferanidenticalGibco®MEMproductmadeinourScotlandfacility(21575-022).ThisfacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtotheISO13485standard.
MEMcontainsnoproteins,lipids,orgrowthfactors.Therefore,MEMrequiressupplementation,commonlywith10%FetalBovineSerum(FBS).ThisMEMformulationdoesnotrequireaCO
2environmenttomaintainphysiologicalpH.
ForInVitroDiagnosticUse.