The measurement of water activity in allogeneic skin grafts preserved using high concentration glycerol or propylene glycol

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-44

  Ross, Alexandra ^a   Kearney, John N ^a,b  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glycerolised; Preservation; Propylene glycol; Skin; Skin graft; Tissue banking; Water activity

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; LIPID; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIFFUSION; GRAFT PRESERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROLYSIS; IMMERSION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REDUCTION; SKIN ALLOGRAFT; SKIN PENETRATION; TISSUE DEGENERATION; TISSUE PREPARATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TISSUE WATER;

CADAVER; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE BANKS; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; WATER;

EID: 4344704170     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CATB.0000022284.53499.59     Document Type: Article

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