Description
MinimumEssentialMedium(MEM)isoneofthemostcommonlyusedofallcellculturemedia.MEMcanbeusedwithavarietyofs
USPensionandadherentmammaliancells,includingHeLa,BHK-21,293,HEP-2,HT-1080,MCF-7,fibroblasts,andprimaryratastrocytes.Weofferavarietyof
Gibco®MEMmodificationsforarangeofcellcultureapplications.Findtherightformulationusingthemediaselectortool.
ThisMEMismodifiedasfollows:
Thecompleteformulationisavailable.
Gibco®MEM,developedbyHarryEagle,wasbasedonhisearlierformulationofBasalMediumEagle(BME).ManyothermodificationsofMEMfollowed,includingGlasgow’sMEM,MEMα,DMEM,andTemin’sModification.MEMisavailablewithEarle’ssaltsforuseinaCO
2incubator,orwithHanks"saltsforusewithoutCO
2.Gibco®MEMwithGlutaMAX™supplementminimizestoxicammoniabuild-upandimprovescellvi
ABIlityandgrowthinaneasy-to-useformat.ThisproductismadewithEarle’ssalts.
ProductIntendedUseFor
invitrodiagnosticuse.CAUTION:Notforhumanoranimaltherapeuticuse.Usesotherthantheintendedusemaybeaviolationoflocallaw.
cGMPManufacturingandQualitySystemGibco®MEMismanufacturedatacGMPcompliantfacility,locatedinGrandIsland,NewYork.ThefacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtoISO13485standards.Forsupplychaincontinuity,weofferanidenticalGibco®MEMproductmadeinourScotlandfacility(42360-024).ThisfacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtotheISO13485standard.
MEMcontainsnoproteins,lipids,orgrowthfactors.Therefore,MEMrequiressupplementation,commonlywith10%FetalBovineSerum(FBS).MEMusesasodiumbicarbonatebuffersystem(2.2g/L)andthereforerequiresa5–10%CO
2environmenttomaintainphysiologicalpH.
ForInVitroDiagnosticUse.