Freeze-drying of red blood cells: How useful are freeze/thaw experiments for optimization of the cooling rate?

Cryobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 228-235

  Rindler, Volker ^a   Heschel, Ingo ^a   Rau, Günter ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cooling rate; Cryopreservation; Erythrocytes; Freeze drying; Recovery rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZING; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; THAWING;

EID: 0033391072     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1999.2204     Document Type: Article

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