A comparative study of freezing single cells and spheroids: Towards a new model system for optimizing freezing protocols for cryobanking of human tumours

Cryobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-127

  Ehrhart, F ^a   Schulz, J C ^a   Katsen Globa, A ^a   Shirley, S G ^a   Reuter, D ^b   Bach, F ^b   Zimmermann, U ^c   Zimmermann, H ^a,d  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^b ONCOSCIENCE AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Micro cryovials; Multicellular systems; Nanoplotter; Spheroids; Starch hydrolysis products; Trehalose; Tumour; Tumour banking

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; STARCH; TREHALOSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SUSPENSION; CELL TYPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPHEROID CELL; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; MICE; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; TREHALOSE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 60549088269     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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