Despite the significant technological advances in life sciences to decipher cellular pathways and manipulate cells with unprecedented precision, scientists often settle for the circa 1960s Ficoll ® ...

Isolation of viable mononuclear and polymorphonuclear cells from blood serves as the starting point for a wide spectrum of immunology and cell biology studies. Unlike red blood cells and platelets, ...

Blood can be stored at room temperature before isolating PBMCs, and then remixed by inverting the collection tube 6–8 times. After wiping the tube with 70% ethanol, the contents should be transferred ...