Advantages of Freezing Cell Cultures, Practical Aspects of Cell Freezing, Cryoprotection, Storage Vessels, Labeling and Recordkeeping, Recovery, Managing a Cell Repository, cell selection, Problem Solving Suggestions.
Corning. by John A. Ryan - [Read General Guide for Cryogenically Storing Animal Cell Cultures]
No cell culture problem is as universal as that of culture loss due to contamination. All cell culture laboratories and cell culture workers have experienced it. Culture contaminants may be biological or chemical, seen or unseen, destructive or seemingly benign, but in all cases they adversely affect
both the use of your cell cultures and the quality of your research. Contamination problems can be divided into three classes: Minor annoyances, Serious problems, Major catastrophes. - [Read Understanding and Managing Cell Culture Contamination Protocol]