How do I compute the population doubling time of my cell culture?
Posted December 18, 2020
Answer
Use the following equation to calculate the cell doubling time:
Where:
- Nt is the number of cells at time t
- N0 is the number of cells initially at time 0
- t is time (days)
- gr is the growth rate
Additional resources
Growth rates of normal and abnormal human mammary epithelia in cell culture
Cell Meter™ Fluorimetric Live Cell Cycle Assay Kit *Optimized for 405 nm Violet Laser Excitation*