PODS® - More than growth factors
Bone remodeling with PODS (Data courtesy Hajime Mori)
PODS® enables you to go beyond the constraints of conventional growth factors, controlling their activity rather than being limited by their instability. Proven effective in 3D culture, both in-vitro and in-vivo, PODS® provide superior differentiation and maturation of cells.
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Standard vs. PODS® growth factors |
|
Standard |
PODS® |
✓ Bioactive | ✓ Bioactive |
Degrades even in a sterile solution | ✓ Stable in sterile solutions |
Heat-labile | ✓ Heat-stable over long periods |
Difficult to localize | ✓ Readily localized - readily form gradients |
Batch-to-batch variability | ✓ Highly reproducible |
Difficult to incorporate into biomaterials | ✓ Readily incorporates into biomaterials |
Requires frequent replenishment | ✓ Growth factor constantly replenished from store within PODS crystals |
$ to $$$$ - economical to very expensive | ✓ $ - economical |