Discover the applications of Agarose

Hispanagar offers a wide variety of agaroses for different applications. In this post, we will review the most common uses of this versatile product.

The traditional application is electrophoresis. Electrophoresis can be used in clinical diagnosis or for genetic identity testing. Within genetic identification, agarose is used in paternity tests, in criminal field assays, and in verifying genetic lines.

Another of its fundamental uses, which has seen significant growth in recent years, is its application in chromatography, for the production of agarose resins that are used, as we mentioned in another publication, to purify proteins and antibodies.

We also highlight its use in the latest advances in medicine; agarose is used in the production of biomaterials that are employed in tissue formation, and in cosmetics, for the production of creams, lotions, foams, and masks. Interestingly, agarose has excellent properties as a filler for facial rejuvenation.

Finally, it should be noted that its use is also understood outside the field of life sciences. We can find it in the restoration of valuable paintings, altarpieces, and portals. Its low ash content makes it an ideal material for the production of ceramic molds.

Since the 1970s, Hispanagar has been manufacturing agarose at an industrial level, being the company that offers the widest range of different types of agaroses in the world.