Gibco One Shot FBS is an aliquot-free solution for serum use, minimizing contamination and saving time. The One Shot FBS 50 mL bottle is designed to eliminate a tedious lab task and significantly improve your cell culture results.
“This bottle allows for convenience of speed while maintaining a sterile product. As we have lots of undergrads in and out of the lab, this ensures that one mishap with not-so-aged hands doesn't ruin a whole pack of FBS.”
Bethany C. Prudner, PhD, Metabolomic Sarcoma Lab, Washington University in St. Louis
Aliquoting FBS into 50 mL conical tubes increases the chances of compromising your results. The One Shot FBS 50 mL bottle’s size and design eliminates your need to aliquot FBS, putting you in control of your time, contamination risk, and volume consistency.
The bottle’s wide mouth and chamfered edge enable smooth, burp-free pouring. In addition, whether pouring or using a 25 or 50 mL pipette, you’ll be able to get every last drop.
Skipping the FBS aliquot step means you only have to freeze then thaw your serum once—saving considerable time and effort. Because the bottles are engineered to withstand freezing, they won’t crack and pop their lids like conical tubes often do.
Missing SKU or lot numbers, expiration dates, origin—or even the entire label—can cause a chain reaction of problems. The One Shot bottle has an easy-to-read package label, so you know exactly what you’re using.
The One Shot FBS package design is optimized to ease the burden of FBS storage on your freezer capacity, improving FBS storage in your lab. In fact, the One Shot FBS 10 x 50 mL carton allows you to store up 57 L more than our 100 mL bottle.
Your test tube racks aren’t just for conical tubes anymore. The One Shot FBS 50 mL bottle fits in most test tube racks—including strong, durable 30 mm Nalgene Unwire Racks. So, you get the convenience of fit in an easy-pour, easy-store, aliquot-free bottle.
The One Shot FBS 50 mL bottle generates 33% less waste than aliquoting from 500 mL bottles (Table 1). By using less plastic, less petroleum feedstock is consumed, and fewer greenhouse gas emissions are generated. By choosing One Shot FBS, a typical customer using 20 L of FBS per year would gain almost 7 hours back and generate 7 lb less plastic waste. This is a significant benefit both to lab productivity and the environment.
The 50 mL bottle size is a perfect match for use with a 500 mL bottle of Gibco RPMI, DMEM, or other Gibco cell culture media. This complete media pairing can help maximize performance and reproducibility.
For questions about the One Shot FBS 50 mL bottle's specifications, contact technical services at techsupport@thermofisher.com.
Choose a single 50 mL bottle or the One Shot carton, with a configuration of 10 x 50 mL.
Select the most cited FBS products in global scientific journals, packaged in convenient One Shot bottles.
Select Heat-Inactivated One Shot FBS, heated for 30 minutes in One Shot bottles at 56°C with mixing to inactivate complement proteins that are part of the immune response.
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Select Specialty One Shot FBS qualified for specific research applications and assays.
Learn more about our specialty FBS products at thermofisher.com/specialtyfbs
Select the most cited FBS products in global scientific journals, packaged in convenient One Shot bottles.
Select Heat-Inactivated One Shot FBS, heated for 30 minutes in One Shot bottles at 56°C with mixing to inactivate complement proteins that are part of the immune response.
Learn more about our HI products at thermofisher.com/hifbs
Select Specialty One Shot FBS qualified for specific research applications and assays.
Learn more about our specialty FBS products at thermofisher.com/specialtyfbs
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