Cryovial with partial membrane sealing can prevent liquid nitrogen penetration in submerged storage

Cryobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-287

  Chen, Hsin I ^a   Tsai, Chen Der ^b   Wang, Hann Tsong ^b   Hwang, Shiaw Min ^a  

^a FOOD INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contamination; Cryopreservation; Liquid nitrogen; Membrane sealing

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; HEATING; LABORATORY APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; VIAL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; COLD; COLD TEMPERATURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; NITROGEN; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33748453861     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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