Electric and magnetic fields in cryopreservation

Cryobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 301-303

  Wowk, Brian ^a  

^a 21st Century Medicine Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric field; Freezing; Ice formation; Magnetic field

Indexed keywords

ICE;

CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CRYOBIOLOGY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FREEZING; LETTER; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR SIZE; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VITRIFICATION;

CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DENTAL PULP; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; TISSUE BANKS;

EID: 84861230212     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2012.02.003     Document Type: Letter

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