Control strategies of ice nucleation, growth, and recrystallization for cryopreservation

M Lin, H Cao, J Li - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The cryopreservation of biomaterials is fundamental to modern biotechnology and
biomedicine, but the biggest challenge is the formation of ice, resulting in fatal cryoinjury to …

Dimethyl sulfoxide-free cryopreservation for cell therapy: A review

L Weng, PR Beauchesne - Cryobiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Cell-based therapeutics promise to transform the treatment of a wide range of diseases
including cancer, genetic and degenerative disorders, or severe injuries. Many of the …

Bioinspired ice-binding materials for tissue and organ cryopreservation

Z Liu, X Zheng, J Wang - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cryopreservation of tissues and organs can bring transformative changes to medicine and
medical science. In the past decades, limited progress has been achieved, although …

[HTML][HTML] Local solvation structures govern the mixing thermodynamics of glycerol–water solutions

DD Mahanta, DR Brown, S Pezzotti, S Han… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Glycerol is a major cryoprotective agent and is widely used to promote protein stabilization.
By a combined experimental and theoretical study, we show that global thermodynamic …

Microfluidic in-vitro fertilization technologies: Transforming the future of human reproduction

Y Fang, R Wu, JM Lee, LHM Chan, KYJ Chan - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The field of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has seen constant improvement and
advancement targeted towards optimal development of the embryos in vitro to improve …

[HTML][HTML] Starch gelatinization temperature in sugar and polyol solutions explained by hydrogen bond density

RGM Van der Sman, LJ Mauer - Food hydrocolloids, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper we show that the shift of the gelatinization temperature of starch in sugar and
polyol solutions is explained by n OH, eff, the volumetric density of hydrogen bonds in the …

IVF-on-a-chip: recent advances in microfluidics technology for in vitro fertilization

L Weng - SLAS TECHNOLOGY: Translating Life Sciences …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
In vitro fertilization (IVF) has been one of the most exciting modern medical technologies. It
has transformed the landscape of human infertility treatment. However, current IVF …

Protein stability in a natural deep eutectic solvent: Preferential hydration or solvent slaving?

I Gomes, N Galamba - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) emerged as potential alternative solvent media in multiple
areas, including biomolecular (cryo) preservation. Herein, we studied the stability of a small …

[HTML][HTML] Amino acids, polyols and soluble fibres as sugar replacers in bakery applications: Egg white proteins denaturation controlled by hydrogen bond density of …

S Renzetti, IAF van den Hoek, RGM van der Sman - Food Hydrocolloids, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper we demonstrate that the denaturation behavior, ie T den, of egg white proteins
in sugar and sugar replacer solutions is explained by the volumetric density of hydrogen …

Understanding and controlling food protein structure and function in foods: perspectives from experiments and computer simulations

FL Barroso da Silva, P Carloni… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The structure and interactions of proteins play a critical role in determining the quality
attributes of many foods, beverages, and pharmaceutical products. Incorporating a …