Planer Supporting PhD Student to Test Cryo Preservation of Larger Volume Cells Using Planer Liquidus Tracker
Summary
Sunbury-on-Thames, United Kingdom, November 30, 2011 --( Eva will be utilising, amongst other equipment, a new Planer freezer to experiment with the cryo preservation of larger volumes of liver cells.It is hoped the machines programmable increase in cryoprotectant concentration and linked cooling profile rates should prevent the formation of ice by maintaining the whole volume just above the liquidus curve.In many cases the onset of the liver failure is rapid and unpredictable and there is no time to prepare the 10-day culture, which means that a cryo-bank of the cells is a requirement.Steve Butler, Technical Director explains some of the techniques Puschmann will be using: "Eva will be using the controlled vitrification machine – the Liquidus Tracker – in the search of a solution for cooling densely packed, large volumes of the specially treated liver cells down to cryogenic temperatures whilst avoiding ice nucleation – the principle underpinning liquidus tracking.It is hoped the machines programmable increase in cryoprotectant concentration and linked cooling profile rates should prevent the formation of ice by maintaining the whole volume just above the liquidus curve.They hold a number of patents, and have received the Queens Award for Technology as well as awards from the DTI for Innovation and Good Practice in Microelectronics.Contact PlanerPlaner PLC110 Windmill RoadSunbury-on-ThamesMiddlesexTW16 7HDUnited KingdomTel: 00 44 1932 755000Email: sales@planer.comWeb: http://www.planer.com Contact Information Planer Victoria Walmsley 00 44 1932 755000 www.planer.com Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Planer Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend