The ScienCell™ Live/Dead Cell Staining Kit is a two-color fluorescence assay for convenient
discrimination of live from dead animal cells, which can be applied to fluorescence microscope, fluorescent plate
reader and flow cytometer. Due to changes in membrane integrity, live cells appear fluorescent green and dead
cells, fluorescent red.
Kit Components
Cat. No. # of vials Name Quantity Storage
8138 1 Live/Dead Cell Staining
Solution (100×) 0.1 ml -20ºC, dark
Quality Control
The ScienCell™ Live/Dead Cell Staining Kit is applied to freshly harvested human endothelial cells by
trypsin/EDTA, and resulting fluorescence micrograph is shown in Figure 1. Live cells appear fluorescent green
and dead cells, fluorescent red.
Procedures
A. Preparation of working staining solution:
1. Thaw and dilute appropriate volume of Live/Dead Cell Staining Solution Stock (100×) 100
times with PBS to make the working staining solution, which is stable for up to one month at
4ºC.
B. Staining of cells:
1. Collect cells (1~2×10
6
/ml) in PBS.
2. Add equal volume of working staining solution to cell suspension (e.g. 10 µl), mix well.
C. Observation:
1. Place the mixture on a microscope slide, and cover it with a glass cover slide.
2. Observe cells immediately under a fluorescence microscope. Live cells should stain

fluorescing green (Ex495/Em518), while dead cells should appear red (Ex493/Em620).
3. Count cells and calculate the live to dead ratio.
1Figure 1. A fluorescence micrograph showing endothelial cells stained with SicenCell™ Live/Dead Cell Staining
Kit, with 30 live cells appearing fluorescing green and 2 dead cells appearing red.
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