VITRIFICATION AS AN APPROACH TO CRYOPRESERVATION.

Author(s) : FAHY G. M.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE PROBLEMS OF FREEZING AND THAWING OF ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANT MIGHT BE OVERCOME BY VITRIFICATION. THE PAPER REVIEWS SOME PRINCIPLES OF VITRIFICATION AND NOTES HOW THESE RELATE TO AND ILLUMINATE THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF FREEZING. VITRIFICATION IS THE EXTREME ELEVATION OF VISCOSITY OF A LIQUID DURING COOLING. THE CRYOPROTECTANT MUST BE NON-TOXIC TO THE ORGAN. C.R.F.

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  • Original title: VITRIFICATION AS AN APPROACH TO CRYOPRESERVATION.
  • Record ID : 1985-1310
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryobiology - vol. 21 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1984

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