HyStem®hydrogelsarexeno-freeandcompletelycustomizable.Recommendedforapplicationsrequiringspecificattachmentfactoroptimizationaswellasnon-adherentcellculture,cellularapplications.Extracellularmatrixproteinscanbemixedintothehydrogelandincorporatednon-covalentlybeforegelation.Alternatively,attachmentpeptideshavinganN-terminalcysteinecanalsobecovalentlylinkedtothematrix.
TheHyStemHydrogelKitsareoptimalforculturingstemcellswhosenaturalenvironmentisrichinhyaluronicacid(HA).HyStemhydrogelscanbecustomizedbyaddingextracellularmatrix(ECM)proteinsorcellattachmentpeptidesintothehydrogeltoprovideattachmentsiteand/ordifferentiationsignals.Theycanalsobevariedbychangingthehydrogelrigiditytomatchthatofthenativecellenvironment.TheHyStemhydrogelsystemisviableforcellcultureinanyformat,fromT-flasksandtissuecultureinsertsto384-wellmicroplates.Features
Animal-freeSystemHyStemhydrogelsarexeno-freesinceitstwocomponentsarethiol-modifiedhyaluronan(Glycosil®)andathiol-reactivecrosslinker(polyethyleneglycoldiacrylate,Extralink®-Lite).ThehyaluronicacidusedtoproduceHyStemismadebyaproprietarybacterial-fermentationprocessusingbacillussubtilis(Novozymes).Itis100%freeofanimal-derivedrawmaterialsandnoanimal-derivedingredientsareusedinitsproduction.Extralink(polyethyleneglycoldiacrylate)ismadebyaddingacrylategroupstobothendsofapolyethyleneglycol(PEG)polymer.PEGisderivedfrompetroleumandinorganicsourcesandcontainsnoanimalsourcematerials.GelationReconstitutedHyStem-Ccomponentsremainliquidat15to37°Cforseveralhours.Thehydrogelisformedwhenthecrosslinkingagent,Extralink®-Lite(PEGDA)isaddedtoamixtureofGlycosil®(thiol-modifiedhyaluronan.Gelationoccursinabouttwentyminutesafterallthreecomponentsaremixed.NostepsdependonlowtemperaturesorlowpH.Dilutingthecomponentswithphosphate-bufferedsaline(PBS)orcell-culturemediumcanincreasethegelationtime.3DCellRecoveryMatrixForapplicationwherecellrecoveryiscritical,thealternativecrosslinkerPEGSSDAisavailableforusewithallHyStemhydrogelkits.ThiscrosslinkerprovidesthesameadvantagesofferedbyExtralinkwiththeadditionalbenefitofcontainingeasilyreducibleinternalbonds.Thisallowsforfast,easyrecoveryofsinglecellsorclustersfromthehydrogelforapplicationslikeRNAanalysisorflowcytometryinsteadofslowenzymaticmethodsthatcanimpactcellviABIlity.ResearchersareencouragedtocontactustodeterminethecompatibilityofparticularcelltypesorculturesystemswithPEGSSDA.
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Catalog#GS3102.5mLTrialKit
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Globularparticleslessthan75kDashouldbeabletofreelydiffusethroughaHyStemhydrogel.
WhenreconstitutedusingDGwater,thepHofeachHyStemcomponentwillbeapproximately7.4-7.6.
Oneyearfromthedateofreceipt,ifstoredproperly.
Anysterile,deionized,degassedwatercanbesubstitutedforreconstitution.However,inordertoensureaccurateandpredictabledissolutionandgelationtimes,ourDGWaterishighlyrecommended,asitisdegassed,blanketedinargon,andhasundergonevalidationtestingwitheachHyStemcomponent.
Gelin-Sprovidescellularattachmentsiteswhenincorporatedinthehydrogel.Gelin-Sisthiol-modified,denaturedcollagenI,derivedfromeitherbovineorporcinesources.Gelin-SisincludedinallHyStem-CandHyStem-HPkits.
Gelin-Shasbeenthiol-modifiedinthesamemannerasthehyaluronaninGlycosil(orHeprasil),sothatitcovalentlycrosslinkswiththeExtralinkintheHyStemhydrogels.
Yes.Peptidesthatcontainacysteineresiduecanbeused.Thecysteineresiduemustbepresentforthepeptidetobecovalentlybondedtothehydrogelsubstrate.
Yes.ECMproteins,suchaslaminin,collagen,fibronectin,orvitronectincanbenon-covalentlyincorporatedintothehydrogelpriortocrosslinking.
HyStemhydrogelsandspongesdifferinhydrationandhomogeneity.HyStemspongesaretypicallypolymerizedhydrogelsthataresubsequentlyfreeze-dried.Theresultingspongeisafibrous,meshnetworkwithporesandnichesthatenablecellstoinfiltrateandadhere.AtrueHyStemhydrogelisanencapsulatingliquidthatpolymerizesaroundsUSPendedcellsinculture.
No.ThecomplianceofthehydrogelsissetbytheamountofExtralinkcrosslinkeradded,theconcentrationofGlycosil(orHeprasil)andGelin-Sused,andtheratioofGlycosil(orHeprasil)toGelin-S.Oncethischemicalstructureofthehydrogelisfixed,itisnotalteredbyprolongedexposuretocellculturemedium.
HyStemspongescanbeterminallysterilizedbyE-beam.HyStemhydrogelshavenotyetbeenvalidatedforusewithE-beamsterilizationmethods.HyStemhydrogelsarenotterminallysterilizedbygammairrADIation.
Gelationtimeisaffectedbymultipleaspectsofthegel’scomposition.Onewaytochangethegelationtimeofahydrogelistovarytheamountofcrosslinkerused.GelswithaloweramountofExtralinkcrosslinkerwillhavealongergelationtimethanthosewithahigheramountofcrosslinker.Changingtheamountofcrosslinkerwillproduceslightchangesingelationtime.GelationtimecanbedramaticallychangedbyvaryingtheGlycosil(orHeprasil)andGelin-Sconcentrations.ConcentratedsolutionsofGlycosil(orHeprasil)andGelin-Swillcreateasolutionwithamuchshortergelationtime.ThiscaneasilybedonebyreconstitutingthecomponentsinasmallervolumeofDGWater.Alternatively,dilutingthesecomponentsinlargervolumesofDGWaterwilldramaticallyincreasethetotaltimetoformthehydrogel.
HyStemHydrogelsarevirtuallytransparentandshouldnotinterferewithmicroscopy.
HyStemhydrogelsmaygeneratemildinflammationaspartofthebody’snaturalhealingprocessinresponsetoinjury.HyStemhydrogelsdonottriggerimmuneresponsewhenusedinvivo.(Theseproductsarenotforhumanuse)
HyStemisdegradedinvivobymatrixmetalloproteinases(Collagenases)andhyaluronidases.
Trypsin,Dipase,collagenase,andhyaluronidasehavebeenusedtohelpdetachcellsfromthesurfaceorfromwithinHyStemhydrogels.
Ingeneral,theporesizeforHyStem-CandHyStem-HPhydrogelsis~17nm.
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2DCellGrowthonHyStemHydrogels
HyStem3DCellEncapsulationforCellDeliveryApplicationsGuide
HyStem3DCellEncapsulationinhydrogelsusing96-wellplates
HyStem3DCellEncapsulationinhydrogelsusingTCInserts
EnzymeDigestionofHyStemHydrogelsforRecoveryofEncapsulatedCells
FluorescentLabelingofHyStemHydrogels
CellRecoveryfromSurfaceofHyStemHydrogels
HyStemECMIncorporation
HyStemGelationTimeVariation
HyStemStiffnessVariationProtocolfor7.5mLkit
HyStemStiffnessVariationProtocolfor12.5mLkit
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