| Literature DB >> 25047246 |
Rami El Assal1, Sinan Guven, Umut Atakan Gurkan, Irep Gozen, Hadi Shafiee, Sedef Dalbeyler, Noor Abdalla, Gawain Thomas, Wendy Fuld, Ben M W Illigens, Jessica Estanislau, Joseph Khoory, Richard Kaufman, Claudia Zylberberg, Neal Lindeman, Qi Wen, Ionita Ghiran, Utkan Demirci.
Abstract
Current red-blood-cell cryopreservation methods utilize bulk volumes, causing cryo-injury of cells, which results in irreversible disruption of cell morphology, mechanics, and function. An innovative approach to preserve human red-blood-cell morphology, mechanics, and function following vitrification in nanoliter volumes is developed using a novel cryo-ink integrated with a bioprinting approach.Entities:
Keywords: bio-inspired materials; bio-printing; cryoprotective agents; nanoliter vitrification; red blood cell cryopreservation
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25047246 PMCID: PMC4161503 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201400941
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Mater ISSN: 0935-9648 Impact factor: 30.849