Thermal Analysis of Cryoprotective Solutions for Red Blood Cells

Cryobiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-173

  Iijima, Tetsuo ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Cryoprotectant; Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC); Glass transition temperature (Tg); Glycerol; Phase change; Red cells

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; CRYOPRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

BLOOD PRESERVATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032063606     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1998.2075     Document Type: Article

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