title: [Advances in cryopreservation/transplantation of cartilage grafts].
abstract: Cryopreservation is essential for the long-term storage and banking of cartilage grafts. This paper reviews the developments on the cryopreservation of cartilage and transplantation of cryopreserved cartilage grafts during the past 10 years. It is stated that the current technologies for cryopreservation of cartilage grafts are not mature. Further systematic studies are necessary.
authors.affiliation: Refrigeraion & Cryogenic Engineering Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China. enezsz@zju.edu.cn
authors.forename: Shaozhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guangming
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D015925:Cryopreservation; D006801:Humans; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*