Effective surface-based cryopreservation of human embryonic stem cells by vitrification

Cryobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-185

  Beier, A F J ^a   Schulz, J C ^a   Dorr D ^a   Katsen Globa, A ^a   Sachinidis, A ^c   Hescheler, J ^c   Zimmermann, H ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adherent cryopreservation; Human embryonic stem cells; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ADHERENT CELL; ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURFACE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; INCUBATION TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE BASED CRYOPRESERVATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEEDER CELLS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FREEZING; HUMANS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUCROSE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 82155167591     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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