Human Cardiomyocyte Media includes versions for Differentiation (017DK), Plating (021P-10) and Maintenance (021-100)
Human Cardiomyocyte Media
Human Cardiomyocyte Media are specialized cell culture formulations designed to support the viability, structural integrity, and functional performance of human cardiomyocytes in vitro.
Description
Human Cardiomyocyte Media are specialized cell culture formulations designed to support the viability, structural integrity, and functional performance of human cardiomyocytes in vitro. Cardiomyocytes are the specialized contractile muscle cells of the myocardium, responsible for generating mechanical force and propagating electrical impulses required for synchronized heart function. In cardiovascular research, maintaining functional cardiomyocytes is essential for disease modeling, cardiotoxicity screening, and regenerative medicine studies.
Human Cardiomyocyte Media support widely used human cardiomyocyte cell culture workflows, including hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes (i-HCm) and selected primary human cardiac cell preparations (e.g., fetal/neonatal sources). Because adult cardiomyocytes generally do not proliferate well and are difficult to maintain long-term in standard culture, most human cardiomyocyte research relies on i-HCM generated through directed differentiation. In these stem cell workflows, Human Cardiomyocyte Media provide the nutritional and metabolic support needed after differentiation to improve cell survival, structural organization (including myofibrillar alignment), and functional maturation. This consistency helps maintain reproducible baseline cardiac behavior across wild-type and patient- or genetically derived human cell culture models.
Functionally, Human Cardiomyocyte Media enable robust, high-throughput testing across cardiac electrophysiology and contractility platforms. Cardiomyocytes maintained in these media are compatible with Multi-Electrode Array (MEA) electrophysiology, calcium transient imaging, automated patch-clamp recording, and optical motion-tracking assays to quantify beat rate, action potential duration, calcium handling, and pro-arrhythmic risk. These media also support both 2D monolayer formats and advanced engineered 3D models, including microtissue spheroids, cardiac organoids, and extracellular matrix (ECM)-supported engineered heart tissues (EHTs), which can provide more physiologic structural and functional readouts.
Human Cardiomyocyte Media provide a standardized, quality-controlled culture foundation for human cardiac cell models. By helping preserve excitation–contraction coupling and physiological responsiveness, these media generate reproducible data for safety pharmacology, high-content cardiotoxicity screening, and translational cardiovascular research.
Medium carefully optimized for the characteristics and requirements unique to Cardiomyoyctes. Attention to detail ensures ideal cell health, viability, performance, physiology, morphology, consistency and data.
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Details
Store Plating (021P-10) and Maintenance (Media 021-100) Media at 4ºC.
i-HCm Differentiation Medium Kit, Xeno-Free (017DK)
| Cat. No. | Medium | Abbrev | Vol |
| 017D1-30 | Differentiation 1 | i-HCm DM1 | 30ml |
| 017D2-30 | Differentiation 2 | i-HCm DM2 | 30ml |
| 017D3-100 | Differentiation 3 | i-HCm DM3 | 100ml |
| 019-50 | Selection | i-HCm SM | 50ml |
| 021-30 | Maintenance | i-HCm MM | 30ml |
Store all kit components at 4°C. Stable for 4 weeks at 4ºC.
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