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. 2016 Oct 1;22(10):964–973. doi: 10.1089/ten.tec.2016.0335

Table 1.

List of the Abbreviations for Cryoprotective Agent Solutions and Cryopreservation Methods

  CPA solution      
  Permeating CPA (%, v/v)        
Group EG DMSO PROH Trehalose (mol/L) CPA concentration Cryodevice Method
VSQC-ED 8% 8%   1 Low QC Vitrification
SFSCSLC-ED 8% 8%   1 Low CS Slow freezing
VSCSLC-ED 8% 8%   1 Low CS Vitrification
VSCSLC-EP 8%   8% 1 Low CS Vitrification
VSCSLC-PD   8% 8% 1 Low CS Vitrification
VSCSHC-ED 15% 15%   0.5 High CS Vitrification
VSCSHC-EP 15%   15% 0.5 High CS Vitrification
VSCSHC-PD   15% 15% 0.5 High CS Vitrification

CPA, cryoprotective agent; CS, conventional straw; DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide; EG, ethylene glycol; PROH, 1,2-propanediol; QC, quartz capillary.