Nanowarming of vitrified pancreatic islets as a cryopreservation technology for transplantation

• Main Authors: Taisei Wakabayashi (Author), Masahiro Kaneko (Author), Tomoki Nakai (Author), Masanobu Horie (Author), Hiroyuki Fujimoto (Author), Masazumi Takahashi (Author), Shota Tanoue (Author), Akira Ito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Biobanking of pancreatic islets for transplantation could solve the shortage of donors, and cryopreservation of vitrified islets is a possible approach. However, a technological barrier is rewarming of large volumes both uniformly and rapidly to prevent ice formation due to devitrification....