Table 1.

Comparison of preservation solution composition

Solution name	Energy substrate	N+	K+	M2+	Ca2+	pH	Buffer	Osm	Impermeant
Euro‐Collins	Glucose	10	108	0	0	7.4	Bicarbonate/phosphate	340	Glucose
UW	Adenosine	30	125	5	‐	7.4	Phosphate	325	Lactobionate /raffinose
HTK	Ketoglutarate	15	10	4	0.015	7.02 to 7.2	Histidine	310	Mannitol
Belzer's	Adenine	100	25	5	0.5	7.4	HEPES	320	Gluconate /ribose
PBS140	‐	92	0	0	0	7.2	Phosphate	310	Sucrose
Celsion®	Glutamate	100	15	13	0.25	7.3	Histidine	320	Lactobionate /mannitol
Marshall's hyperosmolar citrate	Citrate	28	26	41	‐	7.1	Citrate	486	Mannitol

HEPES ‐ N‐2‐hydroxyethylpiperazine‐N‐2‐ethane sulfonic acid; HTK ‐ histidine‐tryptophan‐ketoglutarate; Osm ‐ osmolality; THAM ‐ trometamol; tris‐hydroxymethyl aminomethane; UW ‐ University of Wisconsin