Re: Non-stick tubes?

Geoffrey Osborne (Geoff.Osborne@anu.edu.au)
Mon, 31 Oct 94 09:28:13 EST

Re,
>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.
>
We always siliconize our glass sort tubes which seems to help with adherent
cells. Whether this approach is applicable to your presumably disposable
tubes which you are using for analysis is another matter.
Hope this helps,
Geoff
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