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Long-term preservation and easy transportation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBM-MSCs) will facilitate their application in medical treatment and bioengineering. A pilot study on the freeze-drying of hBM-MSCs was carried out. hBM-MSCs were loaded with trehalose. The glass transition temperature of the freeze-drying suspension was measured to provide information for the cooling and primary drying experiment. After freeze-drying, various rehydration processes were tested. The highest recovery rate of hBM-MSCs was (69.33±13.08)%. Possible methods to improve freeze-drying outcomes are discussed. In conclusion, the present study has laid a foundation for the freeze-drying hBM-MSCs.
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Zhang, Sz., Qian, H., Wang, Z. et al. Preliminary study on the freeze-drying of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. B 11, 889–894 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.B1000184
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