Science · 1958 · 19 citations · 4 references
MedicineHematologyTransfusion MedicineBlood PreservationBlood StorageCell CryopreservationRed Blood Cell PhysiologyRed Blood Cell TransfusionThawing ProceduresCell Survival After CryopreservationCryopreservation Of Blood ProductsFreezing PreservationFrozen StorageLong-term Blood Component PreservationWhole Blood Collection
Addition of sugars to whole citrated human blood permits freezing and thawing with recovery of a large percentage of erythrocytes. Survival of erythrocytes thus frozen, transfused without further modification after thawing, has been satisfactory after 6 months of storage at -93 degrees C.
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