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Dr Andreas Sputtek
Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Institut fuer Transfusionsmedizin
Martinistrasse 52
D-20246 Hamburg
GERMANY

Tel: +49 40 42803 4277 (office)
+49 40 42803 5336 (lab)
Fax: +49 40 42803 4871
Email: sputtek@uke.uni-hamburg.de

Qualifications: M.D., Specialist in Transfusion Medicine

Job Title: Research Scientist; Head Quality Control Laboratory and Stem Cell Processing

AREAS OF INTEREST
My research interests focus on physico-chemical properties and mechanisms of the action of cryoprotectants, especially non-penetrating carbohydrates like hydroxyethyl starch (HES). My special interest has been in the development and improvement of cryopreservation techniques for a variety of blood cells (peripheral blood stem cell progenitors, erythrocytes, thrombocytes, lymphocytes and monocytes) for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.

Keywords:
Cryobiology, low temperature biology, cryopreservation, cryoprotectants, hydroxyethyl starch, glycerol, dimethyl sulfoxide, peripheral blood stem progenitor cells, erythrocytes, thrombocytes, lymphocytes

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**If you have ever thought of using the cryoprotectant hydroxyethyl starch (HES) to freeze cells, you should read the following article**

For a short description of my research concerning the cryopreservation of human red blood cells (RBC) using hydroxyethyl starch (HES) please click on the following PDF file:

Eine Zusammenfassung meiner bisherigen Forschungsaktivitäten zur Kryokonservierung von Humanerythrozyten mit Hydroxyethylstärke finden Sie in folgender PDF-Datei: