Non-stick tubes

Dean,Hewish (deanh@tigger.mel.dbe.CSIRO.au)
Mon, 31 Oct 1994 10:36:09 +1000

James Weaver writes

>Does anyone out there know of a type of tube or treatment for coventional tube
>that will prevent adherent cells (eg activated macrophages) from sticking to
>the
>tube and be unavailable for analysis. Thanks for whatever help you can send me.

Polypropylene tubes are a lot less sticky than polystyrene for most cell
types. We had a batch of sterile polypropylene tubes that fitted the
cytometer OK; from Falcon, I think, but I can't find the box they came in.
A supplier shouldn't be too hard to locate.

Dean R. Hewish, Cell Biologist & Flow Cytometrist.
CSIRO Biomolecular Engineering, 343 Royal Parade, Parkville, 3052,
Victoria Australia.

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