Cryopreservation of adherent cells: Strategies to improve cell viability and function after thawing

Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 373-386

  Malpique, Rita ^a   Ehrhart, Friederike ^b   Katsen Globa, Alisa ^b   Zimmermann, Heiko ^b   Alves, Paula M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; BODY FLUIDS; CELL DEATH; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; MAINTENANCE; MONOLAYERS; NEURAL NETWORKS; THAWING;

ADHERENT CELLS; ALGINATE LAYER; CACO-2 CELLS; CELL DETACHMENT; CELL LINES; CELL MONOLAYERS; CELL VIABILITY; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; CRYO-PRESERVATION; CRYOPRESERVED; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE INTEGRITY; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NEUROBLASTOMAS; NEURONAL NETWORKS; SIMPLE CELL; ULTRA-HIGH; WELL PLATES;

CELL CULTURE;

ALGINIC ACID; MATRIGEL; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ADHERENT CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROBLASTOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAWING; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; HEATING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CACO-2 CELLS; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CYTOPROTECTION; HEATING; HUMANS;

EID: 70449727722     PISSN: 19373384     EISSN: 19373392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2008.0410     Document Type: Article

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