Shu Z, Kang X, Chen H, Zhou X, Purtteman J, Yadock D, Heimfeld S, Gao D. Development of a reliable low-cost controlled cooling rate instrument for the cryopreservation of hematopoietic stem cells.
Cytotherapy 2010;
12:161-9. [PMID:
19929459 PMCID:
PMC3022343 DOI:
10.3109/14653240903377037]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AIMS
An optimal cooling rate is one of the critical factors influencing the survival of cells during cryopreservation. We describe a novel device, called the box-in-box, that has been developed for optimal cryopreservation of human hematopoietic stem cells (HSC).
METHODS
This work presents the design of the device, a mathematical formulation describing the expected temperature histories of samples during the freezing process, along with actual experimental results of thermal profile tests. In experiments, when the box-in-box device was transferred from room temperature to a -80 degrees C freezer, a cooling rate of -1 to -3.5 degrees C/min, which has been widely used for the cryopreservation of HSC, was achieved. In order to evaluate this device further, HSC cryopreservation was compared between the box-in-box device and a commercially available controlled-rate freezer (CryoMed).
RESULTS
The experimental data, including total cell population and CD34(+) hematopoietic progenitor cell recovery rates, viability and cell culture colony assays, showed that the box-in-box worked as well as the CryoMed instrument. There was no significant difference in either survival rate or the culture/colony outcome between the two devices.
CONCLUSIONS
The box-in-box device can work as a cheap, durable, reliable and maintenance-free instrument for the cryopreservation of HSC. This concept of a box-in-box may also be adapted to other cooling rates to support cryopreservation of a wide variety of tissues and cells.
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