Gibco™ MEM, powder

Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) is one of the most commonly used of all cell culture media.

Brand:  Gibco™ 61100087

Product Code. 11534516

Description

Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) is one of the most commonly used of all cell culture media. MEM can be used with a variety of suspension and adherent mammalian cells, including HeLa, BHK-21, 293, HEP-2, HT-1080, MCF-7, fibroblasts, and primary rat astrocytes. We offer a variety of Gibco™ MEM modifications for a range of cell culture applications. Find the right formulation using the media selector tool.

This MEM is modified as follows:
With: L-glutamine, Phenol Red
Without: HEPES, Sodium Bicarbonate

The complete formulation is available.

Gibco™ MEM, developed by Harry Eagle, was based on his earlier formulation of Basal Medium Eagle (BME). Many other modifications of MEM followed, including Glasgow’s MEM, MEM α, DMEM, and Temin’s Modification. MEM is available with Earle’s salts for use in a CO₂ incubator, or with Hanks' salts for use without CO₂. This product is made with Earle’s salts.

Using MEM
MEM contains no proteins, lipids, or growth factors. Therefore, MEM requires supplementation, commonly with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). MEM uses a sodium bicarbonate buffer system (2.2 g/L) and therefore requires a 5–10% CO₂ environment to maintain physiological pH. Powder forms of Gibco™ cell culture medium require sodium bicarbonate supplementation, pH adjustment, and filtration at the time of preparation (see protocol for details).

Order Info

Shipping Condition: Room Temperature

Specifications

• Content And Storage: Storage conditions: 2-8° C
  Shipping conditions: Ambient
  Shelf life: 36 months from date of manufacture
• Cell Type: Primary Rat Astrocytes
• Form: Powder
• Serum Level: Standard Serum Supplementation
• With Additives: Low Glucose, Glutamine, Phenol Red
• Manufacturing Quality: cGMP-compliant under the ISO 13485 standard
• Quantity: 10 L

• Cell Line: HeLa, BHK-21, 293, HEP-2, HT-1080, MCF-7, and fibroblasts
• Classification: Animal Origin-free
• Product Type: MEM (Minimum Essential Medium)
• Sterility: Sterile-filtered
• Without Additives: No HEPES, No Sodium Pyruvate, No Sodium Bicarbonate
• Product Line: Gibco™
• Shipping Condition: Room Temperature

Not for human or animal therapeutic use. Uses other than the intended use may be a violation of local law.