AmnioMAX™ C-100 medium was developed specifically for the in vitro diagnostic testing of human amniotic fluid specimens and chorionic villus sampling.  Designed to help minimize diagnostic turnaround time, AmnioMAX™ medium maximizes colony growth while maintaining the cytogenetic analyzability of resulting colonies. 

AmnioMAX™-II Complete Medium is a second-generation formulation, further optimized for cell attachment and increased pH stability.  Supplied in a single bottle, it is complete with antibiotics and growth promoting agents, and requires no further supplementation. 

AmnioMAX™ medium supports the growth of amniocytes (Figure 1) and delivers superior plating density.  These results demonstrate that human amniocytes cultured in AmnioMAX™ medium give rise to approximately 22% to 25% more colonies and 44% to 80% more cytogenetically analyzable colonies as compared to other amniocyte media.  In addition, as shown in Figure 2, the mean mitotic index rate of cultured primary amniocytes grown in AmnioMAX™ medium was significantly greater than that achieved with Chang medium