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4% Paraformaldehyde (PFA) Solution in PBS

4% Paraformaldehyde (PFA) Solution in PBS

Item no.	BOS-AR1068
Manufacturer	Boster
Amount	500 ml
Category	Reagents & Chemicals Biochemicals Solutions
Type	Reagents
Format	IHC Related Reagent
Applications	IHC
Specific against	other
ECLASS 10.1	42051003
ECLASS 11.0	42051003
UNSPSC	12000000
Alias	4% Paraformaldehyde
Similar products	4% Paraformaldehyde
Available
Manufacturer - Category	Assistive reagents
Storage Conditions	Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Shipped in room temperature.
Background	Paraformaldehyde (PFA) is the polymerization product of formaldehyde with a typical degree of polymerization of 8–100 units. Paraformaldehyde is not a fixative itself; it must be depolymerized to formaldehyde in solution. In cell culture, a typical formaldehyde fixing procedure would involve using a 4% formaldehyde solution in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) on ice for 10 minutes. Fixing ensures that sample cell structures stay intact and that antigens are immobilized, while ideally still permitting unfettered access of antibodies to target antigens.
Description	4% Paraformaldehyde solution in PBS (with DEPC) is a ready-to-use solution for sample preparation and fixing cells for immunohistochemistry (IHC).
Usage	Paraformaldehyde (PFA) is the polymerization product of formaldehyde with a typical degree of polymerization of 8–100 units. Paraformaldehyde is not a fixative itself; it must be depolymerized to formaldehyde in solution. In cell culture, typical formaldehyde fixing procedure would involve using a 4% formaldehyde solution in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) on ice for 10 minutes. Fixing ensures that sample cell structures stay intact and that antigens are immobilized, while ideally still permitting unfettered access of antibodies to target antigens.

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