Communications Biology (Feb 2023)

Nanowarming and ice-free cryopreservation of large sized, intact porcine articular cartilage

  • Peng Chen,
  • Shangping Wang,
  • Zhenzhen Chen,
  • Pengling Ren,
  • R. Glenn Hepfer,
  • Elizabeth D. Greene,
  • Lia H. Campbell,
  • Kristi L. Helke,
  • Xingju Nie,
  • Jens H. Jensen,
  • Cherice Hill,
  • Yongren Wu,
  • Kelvin G. M. Brockbank,
  • Hai Yao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04577-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Large-sized articular cartilage samples are vitrified and warmed using nanoparticles to induce heat in a radiofrequency alternative magnetic field to improve post-warming performance.