METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING MAMMALIAN AND MICROBIAL CELLS VIABLE AND INTACT DURING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE

摘要

A device for maintaining the viability of mammalian and microbial cells during ambient temperature transport and storage may include a volume of a buffered sugar alcohol solution containing a sugar alcohol dissolved in nuclease free water; and a sealable vessel sized to accommodate the volume of the buffered sugar alcohol solution and a volume of cells to be transported and stored. In embodiments, the buffered sugar alcohol solution may have a pH of from about 6.0 to about 8.0.