Disclaimer

1. Intended use

The website provides cell-culture calculations, explanatory examples and source-linked reference summaries. It supports planning and learning; it does not replace laboratory training, professional scientific judgement, institutional requirements or an approved protocol.

The website does not provide medical advice and is not intended for clinical diagnosis, treatment decisions or patient-specific use.

2. Calculation assumptions and limits

Results depend on the values, units, concentrations, viability, formats and other assumptions you enter or select. An incorrect input can produce a mathematically consistent but unsuitable result. Prefilled values and worked examples are demonstrations or labelled references, not recommendations for your particular culture.

Checks of arithmetic and software behaviour do not establish experimental accuracy, cell identity, sterility, chemical compatibility, growth, recovery or dispensing performance. Models of growth and confluence are estimates based on their stated assumptions, not measurements or guarantees of an experimental outcome.

Displayed results may be rounded. Volume allowances, transfer losses and other practical factors are included only where expressly stated. See the guidance below each calculator and our methods and validation limits.

3. Scientific references and updates

Reference information describes the cited supplier product, formulation or reported conditions. It may not apply to a different supplier, batch, plate design, adapted culture or laboratory workflow. Summaries do not reproduce every requirement in the full source.

Sources can change, and information may contain errors, omissions or unresolved ambiguities. A source-review date records a check made for the website; it does not guarantee that the information remains current. Missing or uncertain values should not be treated as established facts.

Check the original product instructions and applicable batch documentation. Selecting an alternative medium does not establish that your cells have adapted to it, or that the original handling conditions remain appropriate.

4. Verification before use

You are responsible for selecting appropriate inputs and checking that the proposed calculation fits your experiment and approved protocol. Confirm the identity and strength of stocks, the basis of cell counts, the selected vessel and the volumes your equipment must actually dispense.

A warning is a prompt to check the stated issue. Acknowledging it does not validate the plan, and the absence of a warning does not establish that every relevant issue has been checked. In particular, the 1 µL stock-contribution reminder is an app screening threshold, not an equipment accuracy specification.

5. External links, suppliers and advertising

Links identify sources or provide access to external information. We do not control third-party websites, their content or their availability. A citation, product name, logo or advertisement does not imply endorsement of this website by the supplier, or our endorsement of an advertiser’s claims.

Advertising is separate from the calculator’s arithmetic. Review external products and services independently. Our privacy policy explains advertising and information handling.

6. Availability and saved work

The website may be updated or temporarily unavailable. We do not promise uninterrupted or error-free operation. Optional saved calculations are kept in your browser rather than a cloud calculation account, and can be lost if browser data is cleared or becomes unavailable. Keep a separate record of work you need to retain.

7. Rights preserved by law

Nothing in this disclaimer excludes, restricts or modifies any guarantee, right, remedy or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified, including under the Australian Consumer Law where it applies.

8. Questions and corrections

Contact Yanan Qi at privacy@cellculturetools.com with questions or suspected errors. For a calculation issue, include the page address, inputs with units, actual result and expected result. For a source correction, include the relevant supplier link and catalogue number. Do not include patient information or confidential laboratory data.

This page may be updated to reflect changes to the website. The date above identifies its latest revision. Further information is available in About us and Methods & corrections.