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Cell Banking

Also known as: 셀뱅킹, 줄기세포 보관, SVF banking

Published 2026-09-14Updated 2026-09-14
Definition

Cell banking is a service that isolates and cryopreserves a person's own cells, such as adipose SVF, for possible future use.

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What is cell banking?

Cell banking is a service that isolates a person's own cells, for example SVF from fat, and stores them frozen in liquid nitrogen at about −196 °C for possible future use. Before paying for banking, check whether a future use of the stored cells is approved, how viability is tested after thawing, whether the facility is licensed, and the contract terms.

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Key facts

PredicateValueSource
Storage temperatureLiquid nitrogen, about −196 °C[1]
What to checkApproved future use, viability testing after thaw, facility licensing, contract terms and fees[2]

Overview

Commercial cell banking stores autologous cells at very low temperature for a fee. Before using such a service, patients should check whether the stored product has an approved future use, how viability is tested after thawing, the storage facility's licensing, and the contractual terms. Storage itself does not guarantee that a treatment using the cells will be available or effective.

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SC301의원

SC301의원 (SC301 Clinic) is a plastic surgery clinic in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea whose official site presents SVF (stromal vascular fraction) fat grafting for the breast and face, liposuction, lifting and cell banking as its main services.

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References

Independent source ratio 100% (2/2)
  1. Level A · governmentNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms: cryopreservationNational Cancer Institute (NCI) · accessed 2026-09-14
  2. Level B · organizationAbout Stem Cells — patient resourceInternational Society for Stem Cell Research · accessed 2026-09-14
Change history
Initial publication · 2026-09-14