The disaccharide trehalose has received considerable attention in the bio-preservation field due to its outstanding properties as a glass former, and it is widely used in the pharmaceutical and food industries to stabilize dried products. In part,...
The continued development of pharmaceutical recombinant proteins as therapeutics necessitates a full understanding of the biomolecular interactions impacting structural and functional protein stability within different environments. Two such envir...
The glassy or amorphous solid state of trehalose has been utilized in the food and pharmaceutical industry to immobilize and stabilize sensitive molecules and it is increasingly being explored for the preservation of biologics. Retention of the gl...
Fertility preservation would benefit young males who must undergo treatments that can result in sterilization, such as radiation treatments for cancer. This can be achieved by removing some testicular tissue before treatment and putting it into fr...
The current gold standard for gamete preservation is cryogenic storage. Dry preservation is an attractive alternative, eliminating the need for refrigeration, reducing storage maintenance costs, and providing logistical flexibility for shipping. T...