Overview

STEMdiff™ Astrocyte Maturation Kit is used to rapidly and efficiently generate cortical-type astrocytes from astrocytic precursors derived from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) using the STEMdiff™ Astrocyte Differentiation Kit (Catalog #100-0016). Using this system, a highly pure population of astrocytes (an average of > 70% S100B-positive and > 60% GFAP-positive astrocytes; < 15% doublecortin-positive neurons) can be generated from hPSCs in as few as 7 weeks and can be maintained long term in culture. Cells derived using these products are versatile tools for modeling human neurological development and disease, drug screening, toxicity testing, and cell therapy validation.

Subtype
Specialized Media
 

Cell Type
Astrocytes, Neural Cells, PSC-Derived
 

Species
Human
 

Application
Cell Culture, Differentiation, Functional Assay
 

Brand
STEMdiff
 

Area of Interest
Disease Modeling, Drug Discovery and Toxicity Testing, Neuroscience

Product Advantages

- Supports highly efficient generation of functional astrocytes

- Optimized for differentiation from neuronal progenitor cells generated using STEMdiff™ SMADi Neural Induction Kit

- Enables reproducible maturation of cortical-type astrocytic precursors derived from multiple human ES and iPS cell lines

What's Included

- STEMdiff™ Astrocyte Maturation Basal Medium, 80 mL

- STEMdiff™ Astrocyte Maturation Supplement A, 20 mL

- STEMdiff™ Astrocyte Maturation Supplement B, 1 mL

Catalog #: 100-0016

Please email us at cs@medikonia.com for any enquiry. To place an order, please include the catalog number(s) of the product(s) in the email.