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Live cells (green) and dead cells (orange) after 30 minute desiccation visualised by LIVE/DEAD Reduced Biohazard Viability/Cytotoxicity Kit (Molecular Probe). The number of dead cells is smaller after preincubation with 200 mM trehalose (a) and 100 mM trehalose (b), compared with preincubation with 200 mM maltose (c), 100 mM maltose (d), 0.1% hyaluronan (e), and phosphate buffered saline (f).
