HBSS (Hank's Balanced Salt Solution) Preparation and Recipe

Maintains physiological pH and osmotic balance for cells.

To prepare L of HBSS (Hank's Balanced Salt Solution):
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Table 1. Required components

Component	Amount	Concentration
Sodium chloride (mw: 58.44 g/mol)	8 g	0.14 M
Potassium Chloride (mw: 74.55 g/mol)	0.4 g	0.005 M
Calcium Chloride (mw: 110.98 g/mol)	0.14 g	0.001 M
Magesium Sulfate Heptahydrate (mw: 246.47 g/mol)	0.1 g	0.0004 M
Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate (mw: 203.30 g/mol)	0.1 g	0.0005 M
Sodium Phosphate Dibasic Dihydrate (mw: 177.99 g/mol)	0.06 g	0.0003 M
Potassium Phosphate Monobasic (mw: 136.09 g/mol)	0.06 g	0.0004 M
D-Glucose (Dextrose) (mw: 180.16 g/mol)	1 g	0.006 M
Sodium bicarbonate (mw: 84.01 g/mol)	0.35 g	0.004 M

Prepare 800 mL of distilled water in a suitable container.
Add 8 g of Sodium chloride to the solution.
Add 0.4 g of Potassium Chloride to the solution.
Add 0.14 g of Calcium Chloride to the solution.
Add 0.1 g of Magesium Sulfate Heptahydrate to the solution.
Add 0.1 g of Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate to the solution.
Add 0.06 g of Sodium Phosphate Dibasic Dihydrate to the solution.
Add 0.06 g of Potassium Phosphate Monobasic to the solution.
Add 1 g of D-Glucose (Dextrose) to the solution.
Add 0.35 g of Sodium bicarbonate to the solution.
Add distilled water until the volume is 1 L.

Physiological Buffer

pH Buffering

Sample Preparation

BioAssays

Misc

Cell/Culture/Growth Media

Gel Electrophoresis

Name ▲ ▼
Extracellular Saline (1x, pH 7.3)
HBSS (Hank's Balanced Salt Solution)
HEPES Buffer (1 M, 7.5 pH)
HHBS (Hank's Buffer with Hepes)
PBS (Phosphate Buffered Saline) (1X, pH 7.4)
PBS with Ca2+and Mg2+ (D-PBS)
Tyrode's Solution, Acidic

Name ▲ ▼
ACES Buffer (0.1 M, 6.7 pH)
Acetate Buffer (0.1 M, pH 5.0)
Acetate Buffer (pH 3.6 to 5.6)
ADA Buffer (0.5 M, 6.6 pH)
Ammonium Acetate
Ammonium Bicarbonate (50 mM, pH 7.8)
Ammonium Sulfate, Saturated
BES-Buffered Saline (2X) (0.05 M, pH 6.95)
Bicine (1 M, pH 8.26)
Bis-Tris Buffer (1 M, 6.5 pH)
Borate Buffer
CAPS (0.5 M, pH 10.4)
Carbonate-Bicarbonate Buffer (pH 9.2 to 10.6)
CHES (0.5 M, pH 9.5)
Citrate Buffer (0.1 M, pH 6.0)
Citrate Buffer (pH 3.0 to 6.2)
Citrate-Phosphate Buffer (0.15 M, pH 5.0)
Citrate-Phosphate Buffer (110 mM, pH 5.6)
Citrate-Phosphate Buffer (40 mM, pH 5.6)
Diethanolamine (1 M, pH 9.8)
EBSS (magnesium, calcium, phenol red) (pH 7.0)
Glycine (0.1 M, pH 2.2)
Glycine-HCl Buffer (0.1 M, pH 3.0)
Glycine-Sodium Hydroxide Buffer (0.08 M, pH 10)
HEPPSO (1 M, pH 7.85)
Hydrochloric Acid-Potassium Chloride Buffer (0.1 M, pH 2.0)
Imidazole-HCl Buffer (0.05 M, pH 7.0)
Maleic Acid (1 M, pH 7.5)
MES (0.5 M, pH 6)
MOPS Buffer (10X) (0.2 M, pH 7)
MOPSO Buffer (0.5 M, 6.9 pH)
Phosphate Buffer (pH 5.8 to 7.4)
PIPES Buffer (1 M, 6.8 pH)
Potassium Phosphate Buffer (1 M, pH 6.5)
Potassium Phosphate (pH 5.8 to 8.0)
Sodium Acetate (3 M, pH 5.2)
Sodium Borate Buffer (1 M, pH 8.5)
Sodium Phosphate Solution
SSC buffer (20X) (3 M, pH 7)
TAE (1 M, pH 8.6)
TB Buffer
TBS (1 M, pH 7.4)
TES Buffer (1 M, 7.5 pH)
Tricine (1 M, pH 8.05)
Tris Buffer (1 M, pH 7.2)
Tris-Buffered Saline (TBS, 0.1 M)
Tris-citrate Buffer (pH 8.0)
Trizma® Buffer (pH 7.0 to 9.2)

Name ▲ ▼
ACK Lysis Buffer
Alkaline Sodium Thiosulfate
BAC DNA Microinjection Buffer
DEAE-dextran
EDTA Solution
Elution Buffer
Gey's Balanced Salt Solution
H-50 Buffer
Lysis Solution
Osmium Tetroxide Solution
Paraformaldehyde Solution (8%)
TE Buffer 10X
Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA)

Name ▲ ▼
Anesthetic (MS222) Solution
Bradford Stock Solution
5-Fluorocytosine (5-FC) Solution
Chloroquine
Cresol Red Solution
Ethidium Bromide Solution
Immunofluorescence Quenching Solution
Mayer's Hemalum
Nuclear Fast Red Solution
Pyronin Y (PY) Solution
SSC (Northern Blot, 20x)
SSPE (Blot, 20x, pH 7.4)

Name ▲ ▼
Dithiothreitol (DTT) (1 M)
Sodium Iodide/Sodium Sulfite Solution

Name ▲ ▼
Bath Solution (Ca2+/Mg2+ Free)
Calcium Chloride Stock Solution
Carbenicillin Solution
Chelation Medium
Digestion Medium
Embryonic Medium
IPTG Solution
M9 Minimal Salts
Modified Barth's Saline (MBS)
Penicillin/Streptomycin/Chloramphenicol Antibiotic Mix
Yeast Two Hybrid (Y2H) Media, Amino Acid Dropout Mixes

Name ▲ ▼
Acrylamide Stock Solution
Electrode Buffer
Electrophoretic Transfer Buffer (20x)
Imidazole-SDS Solution
SDS-PAGE SDS Running Buffer (10x)
Sodium Carbonate Transfer Buffer (40x, pH 9.5)
Tris/EACA Buffer
Tris-Glycine Transfer Buffer (20x)

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