Cell & Tissue Science

Tissue Culture and Preservation

Tissue Culture is a technique of scientific research during which fragments of tissue from an animal or plant are collected and transferred to artificial surroundings in which they can survive and function. The cultured tissue may consist of a single cell, a population of cells, or a part of an organ. Cells in culture could multiply, change size, form, or function, exhibit specialized activity or interact with different cells. Cryopreservation is a process where organelles, cells, tissues, extracellular matrix, organs or any other biological constructs vulnerable to damage caused by unregulated chemical kinetics are preserved by cooling to very low temperatures.