{"id":107896,"date":"2024-07-14T08:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T14:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/?post_type=product&#038;p=107896"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T19:47:15","slug":"hanks-balanced-salt-solution-hbss","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/product\/hanks-balanced-salt-solution-hbss\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanks&#8217; Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>Hanks\u2019 Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) contains inorganic salts and glucose. HBSS for a short time provides an ideal environment to preserve the structural and physiological integrity of cells <em>in vitro<\/em>. HBSS maintains a balance between intra and extracellular osmolarity, delivers water and inorganic ions necessary for cell metabolism, and provides energy for cellular metabolism with glucose.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure whether to choose HBSS or EBSS? See our <a href=\"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/ebss-vs-hbss\/\">comparison guide.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>General Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is cost effective.<\/li>\n<li>Cell Culture Suited<\/li>\n<li>Provides\u00a0 maintenance\u00a0 and\u00a0 integrity for\u00a0 cells or tissues during irrigation, transportation, or dilution.<\/li>\n<li>To wash and re-suspend cells during the dissociation or counting process (Ca<sup>+2<\/sup>, Mg<sup>+2 <\/sup>free)<\/li>\n<li>PurMa Biologics offers HBSS in three pH formats, pH 7.2, 7.4, and pH 7.6.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Specific Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Glucose maintains the intra and extracellular osmotic pressure as well as provides the principal source of energy for cellular metabolism.<\/li>\n<li>HBSS Provides water and important inorganic ions necessary for cellular metabolism.<\/li>\n<li>This buffer Provides a buffer solution to maintain a medium in physiological pH (7.2-7.6)<\/li>\n<li>It is made in Mg<sup>2+<\/sup> and Ca <sup>2+<\/sup>-free water.<\/li>\n<li>Free of RNase\/DNase<\/li>\n<li>Free of Proteases. It is rigorously tested for contaminating nonspecific endonuclease, exonuclease, and RNase activity.<\/li>\n<li>It is rigorously tested for contamination of endotoxin and mycoplasma.<\/li>\n<li>Is manufactured in three pH: 7.2 \u00b1 0.01, pH: 7.4 \u00b1 0.01, and 7.6 \u00b1 0.01 at 25\u00b0C.<\/li>\n<li>Sterile filtered by 0.22\u00b5m membrane (in case of endotoxin-depleted buffer by 0.1\u00b5m)<\/li>\n<li>As it is packed under N<sub>2, <\/sub>the pH won\u2019t change over time before opening the bottle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Application<\/h2>\n<p>This buffer especially has an excellent role in protocols requiring the use of consistent conditions such as crosslinking, biotinylation, and fluorescent labeling reactions which require an amine-free buffer.<\/p>\n<h2>Formulation<\/h2>\n<p>For complete formulation, click here:<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/HBSS-Formulation.pdf\">HBSS Formulation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PurMa Biologics Manufactures Several Grades of Buffers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Regular Grade Buffer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>PurMa Biologics manufactures Regular grade of buffer by using:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/product\/cell-culture-suited-water\/\">PurMa\u2122 Cell Culture Suited Water (Cat# P3W110101)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We sterilize the buffers by autoclaving the solution. Finally we pack the buffer in our Class 100 Aseptic Facility.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cell Culture Suited Grade Buffer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>PurMa Biologics manufactures this grade of buffer by using :<a href=\"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/product\/cell-culture-suited-water\/\">PurMa\u2122 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/product\/cell-culture-suited-water\/\">Cell Culture Suited Water (Cat# P3W110101)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After adjusting the pH, we finally, sterilize the buffer by\u00a0 3 times passing through 0.2 \u00b5m filters. Additionally,\u00a0 We pack the buffer under N2 gas\u00a0 in our Class 100 Aseptic Facility.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>RNase and DNase Free Grade Buffer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>PurMa Biologics manufactures this grade of buffer by using :<a href=\"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/product\/ultra-pure-cell-culture-suited-water\/\">PurMa\u2122 Ultra-Pure Cell Culture Suited Water (Cat# P3W110102) <\/a><\/p>\n<p>We sterilize the buffers by autoclaving the solution.\u00a0 Additionally, we pass the buffer\u00a0 three times through 0.1 \u00b5m filters,\u00a0 and finally\u00a0 pack it under N2 gas in our Class 100 Aseptic Facility.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cell Culture Suited \/ Endotoxin Depleted Grade Buffer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>PurMa Biologics manufactures this grade of buffer by using: <a href=\"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/product\/ultra-pure-cell-culture-suited-water\/\">PurMa\u2122 Ultra-Pure Cell Culture Suited Water (Cat# P3W110102) <\/a><\/p>\n<p>After depleting\u00a0 the endotoxins (see below for more details), we sterilize the buffer by 3 times passing through\u00a0 0.1 \u00b5m filters and pack under N2 gas in our Class 100 Aseptic Facility<\/p>\n<h2>The Endotoxin Removing Procedure from Buffer<\/h2>\n<p>PurMa Biologics has the most sophisticated endotoxin removal procedure. To remove this pathogen, we pass the buffer \u00a0through the PurMa\u2122 Endotoxin Elimination Column (Cat# P6H1216251). Furthermore, in our proprietary column,\u00a0 we covalently conjugate Sepharose 6B\u00a0 to an endotoxin-specific absorbent. We finally\u00a0 eliminate the endotoxin residual by passing the unbound fraction three times through 0.1\u00b5m filters.<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/18134009\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Relation of oxygen and temperature in the preservation of tissues by refrigeration. Hanks, j. h., Wallace, r. e., 1949, Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1949 Jun;71(2):196-200. doi: 10.3181\/00379727-71-17131.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/7229820\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isolation and purification of Giardia trophozoites from rat intestine. <\/a>Feely DE, Erlandsen SL. J Parasitol. 1981 Feb;67(1):59-64. PMID: 7229820 .<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/6118034\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Selective recovery of living microfilariae from Onchocerca volvulus nodules. Determination of optimal conditions for their culture in vitro for excretory\/secretory products. <\/a>Ngu JL, Neba GA, Leke N, Titanji V, Asonganyi T, Ndumbe P. Acta Trop. 1981 Sep;38(3):261-6. PMID: 611803<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">Parameter<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\">Specification<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Appearance<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Red, clear liquid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">pH<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\u00a06.7 \u00b1 0.01; 7.0 \u00b1 0.01; 7.4 \u00b1 0.01; 7.8 \u00b1 0.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Osmolality<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\u00a0275-360 mOsm\/L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Endotoxin<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\u00a0NMT&lt; 2EU\/mL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Mycoplasma<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Negative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Suitability<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\u00a0Suitable for mammalian cell culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Additive<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\u00a0N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Indicator<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\u00a0Phenol red<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Mycoplasma Detection<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Negative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Sterility Tested<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\u00a0Sterile filtered using 0.22 \u00b5m filter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Form<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Liquid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Shipping Condition<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\u00a0Room temperature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn more:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/what-is-hbss\/\">What Is HBSS?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A balanced salt solution with glucose for short-term maintenance of cells in vitro.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contains inorganic salts and glucose<\/li>\n<li>Preserves the structural and physiological integrity of cells<\/li>\n<li>Balances intracellular and extracellular osmolarity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":127235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[459],"product_tag":[653,623,581,648,516,515,545,546],"class_list":["post-107896","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-cell-culture-suited-buffers","product_tag-buffers","product_tag-calcium-and-magnesium-free","product_tag-cell-culture","product_tag-endotoxin-depleted","product_tag-hanks-balanced-salt-solution","product_tag-hbss","product_tag-phenol-red","product_tag-without-phenol-red","entry","has-media","first","instock","sale","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable","has-product-nav","col","span_1_of_4","owp-content-center","owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal","owp-btn-normal","owp-tabs-layout-horizontal","has-no-thumbnails"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/107896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=107896"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=107896"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=107896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}