METHOD FOR PRESERVING CANCELLOUS BONE SAMPLES AND PRESERVED CANCELLOUS BONE TISSUE

摘要

The present invention is based on the finding that it is possible to crypreserve cancellous bone tissue with viable cells (after reconstitution by either thawing or rehydration), the viability after reconstitution being comparable to that of a fresh sample (without freezing) and of beneficial value for use in, for example, transplantation. Thus, the present disclosure provides a method for cryopreserving a cancellous bone sample. In one embodiment, the cryopreserved cancellous bone sample is in dry form, namely, lyophilized. Also provided by the present invention is a cryopreserved, preferably in dry form, bone sample and the use of a cryopreserved bone sample; a method for identifying such cryopreserved cancellous bone tissue and some uses thereof.