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Bulk Droplet Vitrification for Primary Hepatocyte Preservation
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Bioengineering
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JoVE Journal Bioengineering
Bulk Droplet Vitrification for Primary Hepatocyte Preservation
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11:07 min

October 25, 2019

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Chapters

  • 00:04Title
  • 01:01Vitrification Solutions and Apparatus Preparation
  • 03:47Hepatocyte Pre-incubation with Cryoprotective Agents (CPAs)
  • 04:59Bulk Droplet Vitrification
  • 05:51Cryogenic Storage
  • 07:00Rewarming of the Vitrified Hepatocyte Droplets
  • 09:05Results: Comparison of Bulk Droplet Vitrification to Classic Cryopreservation
  • 10:21Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

This manuscript describes an ice-free cryopreservation method for large quantities of rat hepatocytes whereby primary cells are pre-incubated with cryoprotective agents at a low concentration and vitrified in large droplets.

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