Synthetic Substrates for enhanced cell culture

Stem Pharm’s synthetic substrate technology is based on functionalized multi-armed polyethylene glycol monomers that are cross-linked and incorporate bioactive peptides to create optimized adhesion and biomechanical properties for cell culture applications. These optically clear substrates lack the confounding complexities of animal-derived substrates, and generate appropriate cellular environments that improve outcomes for cell expansion, differentiation, and in vitro cell-based assays.

SureCoat Pre-Coated Cell Culture Plates

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  • Culture plates pre-coated with Stem Pharm’s SureCoat synthetic substrate

  • Optimized for superior cell adhesion

  • Ready-to-use out of the package

  • Shelf stable at room temperature

  • Accelerates cell maturation, enhances cellular phenotypes and improves assay performance

  • Designed for iPSC-derived neural cells, and other cell types including iPSCs, MSCs and endothelial cells

Induced excitatory neurons grown on SureCoat synthetic substrate exhibiting excellent adhesion and morphology in long-term cultures.

iPSC-derived motor neurons cultured on SureCoat synthetic substrate exhibiting increased synaptophysin expression and enhanced neurite outgrowth compared to culturing on PDL.

Ready-To-Dispense Hydrogels

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  • Chemically defined hydrogel

  • Non-toxic to cells

  • Compatible with automation workflows; not temperature sensitive

  • Supplied frozen

  • Optically clear

  • Applications include:

    • Reproducible generation of organoids

    • Encapsulation of tumor organoids and spheroids

    • Development of high quality in vitro cell-based assays

Two ready-to-dispense formulations available:

SP-105

  • Designed for in vitro cellular assays

  • Formulation optimized for cell adhesion

  • Application – high quality vascular tubulogenesis assays with HUVEC and iPSC-derived endothelial cells

SP-111

  • Designed for encapsulation and expansion of spheroids and organoids

  • Supplied concentrated at 2X and can be diluted to create an optimized supportive biomechanical environment

We also develop custom synthetic hydrogels optimized for your cell application

Application: SP-105 Enabled Vascular Tubulogenesis Assay

Human Vascular Endothelial Cells (HUVEC) plated onto Stem Pharm hydrogel and stimulated with VEGF to form vascular tubulogenic structures.

Vascular tubulogenic structures can be quantified through image analysis. Dose response curves of vascular disruptors Nocodazole and Axitinib were tested with HUVEC cells and quantified at 24 h.

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Synthetic alternatives to Matrigel

Aisenbrey & Murphy (2021)

Versatile synthetic alternatives to Matrigel for vascular toxicity screening and stem cell expansion

Nguyen, et al. (2017)