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. 2016 Feb 18;11(2):e0149660. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149660

Table 2. Cryoprotective agents.

dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) ethylene glycol (EG) glycerol (GLY) propylene glycol (PG)
molar mass (M) 78.13 62.07 92.09 76.09 g/mol
density 1.19 1.11 1.26 1.04 g/cm3
purity 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.999 %
molarity 15.21579419 17.86515225 13.66858508 13.65435668 mol/L

Table 2 shows the features of the four cryoprotective agents used.