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Rational, yet simple, design and synthesis of an antifreeze-protein inspired polymer for cellular cryopreservation

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CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 51, Issue 65, Pages 12977-12980

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ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5cc04647e

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  1. Innovative Uses for Advanced Materials in the Modern World (AM2)
  2. Advantage West Midlands (AWM)
  3. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
  4. Research Project Grant from the Royal Society
  5. MOAC Doctoral Training Centre [EP/F500378/1]
  6. EPSRC [EP/H005625/1] Funding Source: UKRI
  7. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [1091587, EP/H005625/1] Funding Source: researchfish

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Antifreeze (glyco) proteins AF(G) Ps are potent ice recrystallization inhibitors, which is a desirable property to enhance cryopreservation of donor tissue/cells. Here we present the rational synthesis of a new, biomimetic, ice-recrystallization inhibiting polymer derived from a cheap commodity polymer, based on an ampholyte structure. The polymer is used to enhance the cryopreservation of red blood cells, demonstrating a macromolecular solution to tissue storage.

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