Iodinated Density Gradient Media

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This website present Iodinated Density Gradient Media originally introduced by the Norwegian company Nyegaard & Co/Nycomed in the period 1973-1994. Some of these  products have been on the market  for more than 45 years. All the liquid products are today produced by Serumwerk Bernburg AG, Germany. From June 1st 2021 they will also take over the world-wide distribution of the products.


In collaboration with scientific institutions and companies, several unique products have been brought to the market; Lymphoprep,  Polysucrose 400, Polymorphprep, Nycodenz  and OptiPrep.



 

 

Latest news

From June 1st 2021, Serumwerk Bernburg in Germany will take over the distribution of the products from Abbott Diagnostics. Serumwerk has been the co-producer of Lymphoprep, OptiPrep and Polymorphprep from 2017. More information will follow.

All Applications Sheets and Reference Lists (earlier Mini-Reviews) have been updated by May1st. 2020. Please note that some of the Applications Sheets in the C-series and the S-series have got new numbers.


The popularity of the use of OptiPrep for the purification of biological particles is shown by the number of published papers reporting it's use. For viruses (such as rAAV) close to 2800 papers have totally been published since 1999.


In 2005 Application Sheets were introduced to provide detailed protocols for the purification of biological particles. The Application Sheets were divided into Cells, Subcellular Membranes, Viruses and Macromolecules. These four categories remain the same today.


Contact information


Marketing: Bjørn Henriksen

bjorn-he@online.no 


Technical Support: John Graham 

jgrescon@outlook.com