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Vitrification: a new method for cryopreservation at -196 deg C without ice formation.

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

Author(s) : TAKAHASHI T. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Vitrification is an alternative to customary approaches of cryopreserving cells, tissues and organs. In this method, ice formation can be prevented by a combination of high solute concentration and rapid cooling; a solution becomes glassy without ice crystalline formation at temperatures below -115 deg C. The cell and tissue damage associated with ice formation is avoided, but thawing should be rapid enough to prevent ice growth during warming. This approach has been extensively studied in the past few years, and has the potential to be an alternative approach to the cryopreservation of a wide range of biological systems.

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  • Original title: [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
  • Record ID : 1994-1850
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Source: Trans. JAR - vol. 10 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1993
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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