A METHOD FOR DRYING CELL-FREE TISSUE EXTRACT IN A HYDROGEL COMPRISING NANOFIBRILLAR CELLULOSE AND A DRIED HYDROGEL COMPRISING NANOFIBRILLAR CELLULOSE AND CELL-FREE TISSUE EXTRACT
The present disclosure relates to method for drying cell-free tissue extract in a hydrogel comprising nanofibrillar cellulose, the method comprising providing a hydrogel comprising nanofibrillar cellulose, providing cell-free tissue extract comprising a mixture of bioactive substances, providing polyethylene glycol, providing trehalose, mixing the hydrogel, the cell-free tissue extract, the polyethylene glycol and the trehalose to obtain a mixture, and freeze drying the mixture to obtain a cell-free tissue extract in the dried hydrogel comprising nanofibrillar cellulose. The present disclosure relates to a dried hydrogel comprising nanofibrillar cellulose, cell-free tissue extract comprising a mixture of bioactive substances, polyethylene glycol and trehalose, wherein the moisture content of the dried hydrogel is 10% (w/w) or less.
