Winston-Salem, NC -- KeraFAST announced the introduction of FASTCellMera-Keratins, a line
of products that make use of KeraFAST's proprietary human keratin biomaterials, which can be used in place of tissue
culture coatings such as collagen or basement membrane extract (e.g., Matrigel). Available as a lyophilized powder for
reconstitution as a coating material, the Mera-Keratin product line is highly purified, sterile, and free of any animal
materials. Meta-Keratins contain structural features such as binding domains that are recognized by integrin receptors to
promote cell surface attachment.
KeraFAST takes advantage of proprietary isolation technologies exclusively licensed from the laboratory of Dr. Mark Van
Dyke at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine to produce four preparations of human keratin: Meta-Keratin
I, Meta-Keratin II, Meta-Keratin III and Meta-Keratin IV, each of which, like other cell culture coatings, differs subtly in its
capacity to emulate the extracellular matrix (ECM) and promote growth, differentiation and function in various cell types.
Bob Bondaryk, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer at KeraFAST said: "These Meta-Keratin products are the first in a family of
Keratin xeno-free products that we will introduce in the near future. We have already received great reviews from our
beta-site laboratories testing the products over the past several months. By helping cell lines to attach, proliferate and
differentiate, we're seeking to make life easier for researchers culturing hard-to-grow cells."
About KeraFAST
KeraFAST, a division of KeraNetics, LLC, is a life science research products company, offers a wide range of innovative
toolsand solutions for biomedical research, enabling scientists to access the latest developments from the laboratory and
thehighest quality products. Our specialties include:
- FASTCell Cell Culture Products
- FAST® Slide Protein Microarray Kits and Services
- MaineSpring Bioreagents and Buffers
- KeraFAST Innovative Labware
- KFP - KeraFAST Partners Program
- The Investigator's Annexe.
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KeraFAST
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