Merck, A9224-50EA, AeraSeal™film

General description
A 140 μm thick hydrophobic porous sealing film with medical-grade adhesive for tissue culture plates, bio-blocks, and 96-well plates where gas exchange is necessary for cell or bacterial growth. AeraSeal™ sealing films minimize cross-contamination, spillage and evaporation. They allow uniform air and CO2 exchange for all wells, unlike plate lids which favor exchange for wells near the plate edges. Dimensions: 82.6 by 142.9 mm for standard-size tissue culture plate.
Application
AeraSeal™ films have been used for the covering of 96-well opaque white plates to incubate bacterial cells.
It has been used for the sealing of 96 deep-well plate for culturing of yeast cells.
It has been used for the sealing of 96-well microtitre plate to separate mites.

Suitable for hypoxic culture conditions
Cell culture
Tissue culture
Bacterial culture

Features and Benefits
non-cytotoxic
highly gas permeable easily pierceable with pipet tips or pipets for sample recovery
recommended for temperatures from -20 °C to +80 °C

AeraSeal™ film is:
Sterile, non-cytotoxic and highly gas permeable for widest range of cultures
Easily pierceable for sample recovery with pipette tips or pipettes
Can be used from incubator to freezer - withstands temperatures from −20 °C to +80 °C

Legal Information
AeraSeal is a trademark of Excel Scientific, Inc.