KITS FOR CELL CULTURE BASED ON HYDROGEL COATINGS

CSIC and Complutense University of Madrid have developed new kits for cell culture based on cytocompatible hydrogels coated onto stiff substrates. Due to the excellent adhesion of the hydrogel to these substrates is possible to have mechanically robust platforms, easy to handle as required in a cellular biology laboratory. These new kits have been successfully tested showing an excellent cellular proliferation on the surface of the hydrogel. Besides, this technology allows the detachment of a cell monolayer without the need of chemical or biological agents preserving the viability of cell harvesting.

Industrial partners from the biotechnology with expertise in cell culture are being sought to collaborate through a patent license agreement.