METHOD OF PRESERVING CELLS AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of preserving and storing cells and the cells prepared by the method. The invention also relates to the use of the preserved cells. In a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of preserving cells in a cell sample, said method comprising: evaporatively drying a cell sample in the presence of an inert gas to substantially dry the cell sample; and storing the substantially dried cell sample in an environment that is substantially oxygen depleted.