In vitro differentiation of ES cells occurs when the cells are allowed to aggregate in suspension culture in the absence of mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) feeders and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). Hanging drops provide a uniform aggregate size, which is then expanded by continued growth in suspension culture. The embryoid bodies are then plated and allowed to differentiate further in culture. - [Read Differentiation of Embryonic Stem (ES) Cells Using the Hanging Drop Method]
This method of sample preparation produces a uniform layer of very small crystals on the mass spectrometer's sample stage that are mechanically well adhered to the substrate. It is a variant of the dried droplet method. PROWL - [Read Polycrystalline thin films Sample Preparation Protocol MALDI]
This sample preparation method is a direct replacement for the dried droplet technique. It produces more uniform samples than the dried-droplet technique and the crystals are better adhered to the sample stage’s surface. MALDI Sample preparation. PROWL - [Read Seeded films (Vorm-Roepstorff) MALDI Protocol]