Preferential vitrification of water in small alginate microcapsules significantly augments cell cryopreservation by vitrification

Biomedical Microdevices

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-96

  Zhang, Wujie ^a   Yang, Geer ^a,b   Zhang, Aili ^b   Xu, Lisa X ^b   He, Xiaoming ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alginate; Calorimetry; Cryomicroscopy; Cryopreservation; Microcapsule; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE MATRIX; ALGINATE MICROCAPSULES; BULK SOLUTIONS; COOLING RATES; CRYO-PRESERVATION; CRYOMICROSCOPY; CRYOPROTECTANTS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; ICE FORMATIONS; LIVING CELL; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MICRO-CAPILLARIES; MICROCAPSULE; MICROCAPSULES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; OVER WATER; SCANNING CALORIMETRY;

ALGINATE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; CALCIUM; CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; VITRIFICATION;

ENCAPSULATION;

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ICE; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FREEZING; MICROCAPSULE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITRIFICATION;

ALGINATES; CAPSULES; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG CARRIERS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; MATERIALS TESTING; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; PHASE TRANSITION; WATER;

EID: 77950863090     PISSN: 13872176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10544-009-9363-z     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. V. Berejnov, N.S. Husseini, O.A. Alsaied, R.E. Thorne, Effects of cryoprotectant concentration and cooling rate on vitrification of aqueous solutions. J. Appl. Crystallogr. 39, 244-251 (2006)
2. N. Blow, Biobanking: freezer burn. NatureMethods 6(2), 173-177 (2009)
3. T.M.S. Chang, Semipermeable Microcapsules. Science 146(364), 524-526 (1964)
4. R. Coger, M. Toner, Preservation Techniques for Biomaterials, in The Biomedical Engineering Handbook:, 2nd edn., ed. by J.D. Bronzino (CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, 2000)
5. P. de Vos, M.M. Faas, B. Strand, R. Calafiore, Alginate-based microcapsules for immunoisolation of pancreatic islets. Biomaterials 27(32), 5603-5617 (2006)
6. K.R. Diller, Bioheat and mass transfer as viewed through a microscope. J Biomech Eng 127(1), 67-84 (2005)
7. V. Dixit, G. Gitnick, Transplantation of microencapsulated hepatocytes for liver function replacement. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 7 (4), 343-357 (1995)
8. G.M. Fahy, B. Wowk, J. Wu, S. Paynter, Improved vitrification solutions based on the predictability of vitrification solution toxicity. Cryobiology 48(1), 22-35 (2004)
9. J. Gearhart, New potential for human embryonic stem cells. Science 282(5391), 1061-1062 (1998)
10. B. Han, J.C. Bischof, Thermodynamic nonequilibrium phase change behavior and thermal properties of biological solutions for cryobiology applications. J Biomech Eng 126(2), 196-203 (2004)
11. B. Han, J.H. Choi, J.A. Dantzig, J.C. Bischof, A quantitative analysis on latent heat of an aqueous binary mixture. Cryobiology 52(1), 146-151 (2006)
12. X. He, E.Y. Park, A. Fowler, M.L. Yarmush, M. Toner, Vitrification by ultra-fast cooling at a low concentration of cryoprotectants in a quartz micro-capillary: a study using murine embryonic stem cells. Cryobiology 56(3), 223-232 (2008)
13. B.C. Heng, H. Yu, S.C. Ng, Strategies for the cryopreservation of microencapsulated cells. Biotech Bioeng 85(2), 202-213 (2004)
14. J.O.M. Karlsson, M. Toner, Long-term storage of tissues by cryopreservation: Critical issues. Biomaterials 17(3), 243-256 (1996)
15. R. Langer, J.P. Vacanti, Tissue engineering. Science 260(5110), 920-926 (1993)
16. F. Lim, A.M. Sun, Microencapsulated Islets as Bioartificial Endocrine Pancreas. Science 210(4472), 908-910 (1980)
17. A. Murua, A. Portero, G. Orive, R.M. Hernandez, M. de Castro, J.L. Pedraz, Cell microencapsulation technology: towards clinical application. J Control Release 132(2), 76-83 (2008)
18. G. Orive, R.M. Hernandez, A. Rodriguez Gascon, R. Calafiore, T.M. Chang, P. de Vos, G. Hortelano, D. Hunkeler, I. Lacik, J.L. Pedraz, History, challenges and perspectives of cell microencapsulation. Trends Biotechnol 22(2), 87-92 (2004)
19. D.E. Pegg, The role of vitrification techniques of cryopreservation in reproductive medicine. Hum Fertil (Camb) 8(4), 231-239 (2005)
20. W.F. Rall, G.M. Fahy, Ice-Free Cryopreservation of Mouse Embryos at -196-Degrees-C by Vitrification. Nature 313(6003), 573-575 (1985)
21. V. Stensvaag, T. Furmanek, K. Lonning, A.J. Terzis, R. Bjerkvig, T. Visted, Cryopreservation of alginate-encapsulated recombinant cells for antiangiogenic therapy. Cell Transplant 13(1), 35-44 (2004)
22. M. Toner, J. Kocsis, Storage and translational issues in reparative medicine. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 961, 258-262 (2002)
23. Y. Wu, H. Yu, S. Chang, R. Magalhaes, L.L. Kuleshova, Vitreous cryopreservation of cell-biomaterial constructs involving encapsulated hepatocytes. Tissue Eng 13(3), 649-658 (2007)
24. G. Yang, A. Zhang, LX. Xu, X. He, Modeling the cell-type dependence of diffusion-limited intracellular ice nucleation and growth during both vitrification and slow freezing. J. Appl. Physi. 105(11):114701 (11pp) (2009).
25. W. Zhang, X. He, Encapsulation of Living Cells in Small (∼ 100 mu m) Alginate Microcapsules by Electrostatic Spraying: A Parametric Study. J. Biomech. Eng. 131(7):074515 (6pp) (2009).