Xeno-free cryopreservation of adherent retinal pigmented epithelium yields viable and functional cells in vitro and in vivo

Abstract Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of blindness in adults over 60 years of age, and clinical trials are currently assessing the therapeutic potential of retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cell monolayers on implantable scaffolds to treat this disease. However, chall...

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Main Authors: Britney O. Pennington, Jeffrey K. Bailey, Mohamed A. Faynus, Cassidy Hinman, Mitchell N. Hee, Rory Ritts, Vignesh Nadar, Danhong Zhu, Debbie Mitra, Juan Carlos Martinez-Camarillo, Tai-Chi Lin, Biju B. Thomas, David R. Hinton, Mark S. Humayun, Jane Lebkowski, Lincoln V. Johnson, Dennis O. Clegg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85631-6