Advances in Biopreservation

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John G. Baust, John M. Baust
CRC Press, Aug 15, 2006 - Medical - 426 pages
Moving rapidly from science fiction to science fact, cryopreservation is an integral part of many research, development, and production processes in industry and academia. The preservation sciences have emerged as an interdisciplinary platform that incorporates the fundamentals of cell and molecular biology, and bioengineering, with the classic met
 

Contents

Molecular Basis of PreservationInduced Cell Death
63
PreservationAblation
89
Chapter 5 Biomaterials
107
The Multiple EndpointTier Approach
123
Gene Therapy Cellular and Metabolic Engineering
143
Chapter 8 Tissue Preservation
157
Organ Preservation for Transplantation
197
Chapter 10 Cryopreservation of Nonmammalian Metazoan Systems
271
Chapter 11 The Use of Intracellular Protectants in Cell Biopreservation
299
Chapter 12 Thermal Instruments and Devices in Cryobiological Research and Applications
321
Chapter 13 Solid Mechanics Aspects of Cryobiology
359
Chapter 14 Stabilization of Mammalian Cells in the Dry State
383
Index
413
Back cover
427
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