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Cryopreserved in vitro cultured epithelial tissue and method

US5298417A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 25, 1991
Grant dateMar 29, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L27/60
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A process for preserving cultured epidermal sheets by incubating the sheets at room temperature in media with a glycerol or dimethylsulfoxide cryopreservant for a predetermined period of time and then freezing the cultured sheets. The cooling gradient is characterized as having a lower initial rate of cooling followed by a higher rate of cooling.

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