Merck, F5415-25ML, Ficoll® solution

General description
Ficoll® Solution is a highly branched polymer of sucrose, also known as polydisperse mixtures of dextran. Ficoll® molecules are inert and not re-absorbed by proximal tubules. The structure is open and deformable, and not a rigid sphere thereby becoming a preferred choice in “crowding” experiments.
Used in electrophoresis and as a hapten carrier. Most commonly used to prepare density gradients.
Application
Ficoll® has been used in

Isolation of cord blood mononuclear cells
Isolation of CD133 negative cells
Isolation and expansion of circulating endothelial progenitor cells.

Other Notes
A nonionic synthetic polymer of sucrose.
Legal Information
Ficoll is a registered trademark of Cytiva