CD34+ cells were isolated from umbilical cord blood samples using magnetic beads. Cells were characterized as CD34+/CD90+, CD34+/CD38- with a starting CD34+ purity of more than 88%.
Cells were cultured under serum-free conditions, in FreeStyle 293 Expression Medium, supplemented with human albumin (1%), flt-3 ligand (50 ng/mL ), thrombopoietin (35 ng/mL ), stem cell factor (50 ng/mL ), and interleukin-6 (10 ng/mL).