Cryopreservation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
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Two different approaches have been adopted for the cryopreservation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs): vitrification and
conventional slow cooling/rapid warming. The vitrification method described here is designed for hESCs that grow as discrete
colonies on a feeder cell monolayer, and are subcultured by manual subdivision of the colonies into multicellular clumps.
hESCs that are subcultured by enzymatic dissociation can more conveniently be cryopreserved by conventional slow cooling/rapid
warming methods. Although both methods are suitable for use in a research context, neither is suitable for cryopreservation
of embryonic stem cells destined for clinical diagnostic or therapeutic uses without modification.
