Figure 8 is an example of DSC study by Suzuki et al. [7] on
vitrification and devitrification behaviors of four cryoprotectant
solutions (PVS1, PVS2, VSL, and VSL+) (see Note 7). PVS1 and
Fig. 7 Cooling (top) and warming (bottom) thermograms of a porcine dermis sample that is presoaked in
phosphate-buffered saline. Black arrows indicate salt precipitation upon cooling, and the blue arrow indicates
the eutectic melting upon warming
Fig. 8 DSC warming thermograms of vitrification solutions PVS1, PVS2, VSL, and VSL+. Samples were cooled
at 100
C per min from 25 to À175
C and held there for 2.5 min before being warmed at 10
C per min from
À175 to 25
C. T g glass transition temperature, T d devitrification temperature, T m melting temperature.
Curves were redrawn according to [7]
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vitrification and devitrification behaviors of four cryoprotectant
solutions (PVS1, PVS2, VSL, and VSL+) (see Note 7). PVS1 and
Fig. 7 Cooling (top) and warming (bottom) thermograms of a porcine dermis sample that is presoaked in
phosphate-buffered saline. Black arrows indicate salt precipitation upon cooling, and the blue arrow indicates
the eutectic melting upon warming
Fig. 8 DSC warming thermograms of vitrification solutions PVS1, PVS2, VSL, and VSL+. Samples were cooled
at 100
C per min from 25 to À175
C and held there for 2.5 min before being warmed at 10
C per min from
À175 to 25
C. T g glass transition temperature, T d devitrification temperature, T m melting temperature.
Curves were redrawn according to [7]
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