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TISSUE PRESERVATION.

Author(s) : ARMITAGE W. J.

Summary

THE AUTHORS ILLUSTRATE THE VARIOUS APPROACHES TO TISSUE PRESERVATION BY TAKING AS AN EXAMPLE ONE TISSUE (THE CORNEA) THAT HAS BEEN KEPT AT NORMOTHERMIA, IN HYPOTHERMIC STORAGE, AND IN CRYOPRESERVATION. THEY SEEK TO DEMONSTRATE HOW EVEN A MODEST IMPROVEMENT IN THE DURATION OF STORAGE OF A VIABLE TISSUE CAN IMPROVE THE LOGISTICS OF TISSUE GRAFTING. THEY FIND THAT STORING WHOLE EYES AT 277 K (4 DEG C) IS THE SIMPLEST METHOD, BUT ALSO THE ONE THAT PERMITS THE SHORTEST PERIOD OF VIABLE STORAGE. CRYOPRESERVATION, ON THE OTHER HAND, WOULD PERMIT A LONG PERIOD OF STORAGE, BUTIS NOT RELIABLE ENOUGH TO BE APPLIED ROUTINELY IN EYE BANKS. A HAPPY MEDIUM IS FOUND IN STORAGE AT NORMOTHERMIA, IN WHICH CORNEAS CAN BE KEPT FOR UP TO 30 DAYS. M. C.

Details

  • Original title: TISSUE PRESERVATION.
  • Record ID : 1990-2140
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1989/07/06
  • Source: Source: Proc. IVth int. Sch. Cryobiol. Freeze-drying, Borovets
    L3-L5; 29 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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