What Does the Term Resuspend Mean?

transitive verb. : to suspend (something) again Dredging would resuspend toxic materials, making them available to fish and wildlife in the bay.—

What does resuspend cells mean?

Resuspension: a pellet of cells is returned to free-floating in a solution. Depending on context, the two may be opposites, where “cell wash” is removing a chemical medium and “resuspension” is reintroducing cells to liquid medium.

How do you resuspend a cell?

Carefully remove the supernatant without disturbing the cell pellet. Add the desired volume of fresh medium gently to the side of the tube and slowly pipette up and down 2 to 3 times to resuspend the cell pellet. Transfer the cells to the desired, sterile container.