Slow-cooling protocols for microcapsule cryopreservation

Journal of Microencapsulation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 455-467

  Heng, B C ^a   Yu, Y J H ^a   Ng, S C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Dimethyl sulphoxide; Ethylene glycol; Microcapsule; Slow cooling

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FICOLL; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; FREEZING; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROCAPSULE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; REFRIGERATOR; TEMPERATURE; THAWING;

ANIMALS; CAPSULES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CYTOPROTECTION; DRUG COMPOUNDING; KIDNEY; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 5744221201     PISSN: 02652048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652040410001729250     Document Type: Article

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