Table 1. Volume fraction and viability of cells in scleras stored at different temperatures and for different time periods.
Storage time (temperature) |
Percentage of viable cells (%) |
Volume fraction of all cells (%) |
Volume fraction of viable cells (%) |
0 h |
95.1±2.0 |
0.80±0.03 |
0.76±0.03 |
24 h (4 °C) |
55.4±1.8 |
0.35±0.04 |
0.19±0.02 |
24 h (37 °C) |
27.2±6.9 |
0.16±0.06 |
0.04±0.02 |
72 h (4 °C) |
43.9±11.4 |
0.06±0.01 |
0.03±0.00 |
72 h (37 °C) | 33.3±3.9 | 0.03±0.01 | 0.01±0.00 |
The data are reported as mean±SD.