How is cord blood cryopreserved?
Basically, the cryopreservation procedure includes the addition of a 5-10% Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) solution with freezing at a rate of around 1°C/min using a controlled rate freezer. Read More Almost no cells can survive freezing without an optimal cryopreservation process. The cryopreservation of cord blood started out as a purely empirical approach that was initially successful in the cryopreservation of bone marrow. It was gradually adapted for the cryopreservation of cord blood. Basically, the cryopreservation procedure includes the addition of a 5-10% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solution with freezing at a rate of around 1°C/min using a controlled-rate freezer. The controlled-rate freezer is a proven and commonly used piece of equipment for cryopreserving cord blood. Most, if not all, transplanted cord blood samples are cryopreserved using this cryopreservation technique.
