Activity and release of enzymes embedded in polyvinyl alcohol-based cryohydrogels under –20 °C storage conditions

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Keywords:

catalase, glucose oxidase, superoxide dismutase, polyvinyl alcohol, cryohydrogels, freeze-thawing

Abstract

Probl Cryobiol Cryomed. 2026; 36(1): 69—72

Author Biographies

Yevheniia Y. Naumenko, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Department of Cryobiophysics

Svitlana V. Repina, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Department of Cryobiophysics

Iryna P. Khala, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Department of Cryobiophysics

Dmytro O. Manhasarov, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Department of Cryobiophysics

Oleg A. Nardid, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Department of Cryobiophysics

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2026-05-24

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Naumenko, Y., Repina, S., Khala, I., Manhasarov, D., & Nardid, O. (2026). Activity and release of enzymes embedded in polyvinyl alcohol-based cryohydrogels under –20 °C storage conditions . Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, 36(1), 69–72. Retrieved from https://cryo.org.ua/journal/index.php/probl-cryobiol-cryomed/article/view/2187

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Vol. 36 No. 1 (2026): Probl Cryobiol Cryomed

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Short communications

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