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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech Eng. 2010 Mar;132(3):031003. doi: 10.1115/1.4000875

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Post-thaw profile of engineered tissue sample. Engineered tissue becomes significantly thinner after freezing and thawing. In addition, engineered tissue experiences a significant loss in mass after freezing and thawing. These changes in thickness and mass are thought to be caused by the efflux of interstitial fluid during freezing and thawing.