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Atelerix and Frontier Space partner to enable biological sample preservation for space missions (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-10-28

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Claim 1 of 3Not checkedAtelerix and Frontier Space announced a two-year memorandum of understanding to validate Atelerix’s alginate hydrogel encapsulation technology for preserving biological samples during microgravity research missions.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 3Not checkedThe companies said the technology could preserve suspended mammalian cells, organoids, and organ-on-chip models at ambient temperature for transport to, within, and back from space.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 3Not checkedThe partnership aims to reduce reliance on cryopreservation and cold-chain logistics, while lowering payload mass, mission risk, and associated costs; Frontier Space said this could save up to $30,000 in launch costs by removing bulky cryogenic storage.View evidenceHide evidence

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Encapsulation of lactic acid bacteria and Bifidobacteria using starch‐sodium alginate nanofibers to enhance viability in food model

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation · 2021 · Crossref

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Review for "Combinedly increased viability of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum grx16 by co‐encapsulation of cryoprotectants and porous starch within calcium alginate capsules"

2023 · Crossref

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