X-Message-Number: 16403
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 21:03:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug Skrecky <>
Subject: HSCP -- Summary and Update

In Message #16394 Ben Best <> wrote:

>  DMSO showed the worst viability, ethylene glycol the next worst, 
>  and glycerol the third worst at two of the 3 temperatures studied, 
>  with Veg being the best overall.
>
It looks as if viability is being determined by hemolytic potential.
It will be interesting to see how solvents with exceptionally low
hemolytic activity perform. Diglyme and dimethyl isosorbide might be
powerful contenders.

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