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Freeze-Drying Homepage
From Volker Rindler at the Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the Aachen University of Technology. Emphasis on freeze-drying red blood cells.
(http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/Volker.Rindler/Cryo.html)
Cryobiology Aachen
An elaborate set of pages with a great deal of general and technical information from Ingo Heschel at the Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the Aachen University of Technology.
(http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/Ingo.Heschel/index.html)
Accredited Tissue Banks List
From the American Association Of Tissue Banks
(http://www.aatb.org/aatbac.htm)
American Association of Tissue Banks
Professional organization for accreditation and information.
(http://www.aatb.org/)
Anthony Jones Foundation for DNA Storage
Cryogenic storage of DNA, aimed at preserving the genetic history of entire families for future medical use. In Canada and the U.K.
(http://www.anthonyjonesfoundation.com/)
BioLife Technologies, Inc.
Research on preservative solutions used in cell and tissue cultures as well as in human organ transplants, especially Hypothermosol®. A subsidiary of Cryomedical Sciences, Inc.
(http://www.cryomedical.com/R&D/BioLife.htm)
Biothermal Sciences Laboratory, U. of Illinois at Chicago
Research on cryobiology, heat stroke, and fever
(http://www.uic.edu/~karlsson/bsl/)
Cryobiology and Anhydrobiology - School . . . ity of New South Wales, Sydney Australia
Research and introduction by Associate professor Joe Wolfe
(http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/RESEARCH/CRYOBIOLOGY/cryobiology.html)
Cryobiology (journal)
International Journal of Low Temperature Biology and Medicine. Published by the Society for Cryobiology.
(http://www.apnet.com/www/journal/cy.htm)
Cryobiology: Life in Cold Environments
An interesting list of links to articles and sites, especially on animal adaptations to cold temperatures (frozen frogs, fish, worms, etc.)
(http://reston.com/astro/cryobiology.html)
CryoLife Inc.
Probably the U.S. leader in research and cryopreservation of heart valves for transplant. Also preserves vascular tissue for heart bypass and vascular resonstruction, and connective tissue (tendons). Is also doing research in surgical glues.
(http://www.cryolife.com/)
Cryomedical Cell Suicide Following Cryosurgery
Research summary of discovery that standard cryosurgical methods cause gene-activated apoptosis near the surgical site. This might be a general clue to some kinds of freezing damage. By John G. Baust, Ph.D. and Robert Van Buskirk, Ph.D
(http://www.cryomedical.com/R&D/apoptosi.htm)
Cryopreservation Application Guide
A manual for the cryopreservation of cells, as a downloadable PDF file (requires Adobe Acrobat plug-in). From Nalgene Nunc.
(http://nalgenelab.nalgenunc.com/select/app/cryo/)
Cryopreservation Manual
A fairly detailed handbook for cell cryopreservation from Taylor-Wharton. 14 pages with references.
(http://www.taylor-wharton.com/CRYOMAN.HTM)
Cryopreservation of Biological Systems
Research on trehalose and cryopreservation at University of Wisconsin, Molecular Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Group.
(http://www.engr.wisc.edu/groups/mtsm/cryopres/cryo.html)
Cryopreservation of Cells and the Proper Cooling Rate
A simple introduction from Nalgene Nunc.
(http://nalgenelab.nalgenunc.com/resource/cryo.html)
Experimental Organ Preservation
Cryobiologist James Southard, PhD, at University of Wisconsin. Specialist in organ preservation solutions.
(http://sapphire.surgery.wisc.edu/home.htm/)
Freezing fruit flies for future research
An article updating the Peter Mazur research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. From "Technical Highlights" in the ORNL Review from 1993. You have to page down about halfway for the article on Mazur.
(http://www.ornl.gov/ORNLReview/rev26-34/text/tecmain.html)
Frozen Fruit Fly Embryos Hatched
An article from "Technical Highlights" in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Review (Vol. 26, No. 1). You have to page down several pages to find this. It reports research of Peter Mazur and others from 1992.
(http://www.ornl.gov/ORNLReview/rev26-1/net1026.html)
International Workshop on Comparative Ga . . . Embryo Cryopreservation-- Video Archive
This contains the actual videos of talks given at this conference on March 19 - 20, 1998. Requires RealPlayer (a download link is provided) and a fast connection to use well; but a lot of information here.
(http://www.emory.edu/EUSHC/YERKES/EVENTS/CRYOWK98/index.html)
Ken Storey's Home Page
The "frozen frog" expert at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
(http://superior.carleton.ca/~kbstorey/)
LifeNet
LifeNet is the largest, full-service, non-profit allograft Tissue Banking System in the United States. LifeNet is also a non-profit, federally-designated, Organ Procurement Organization providing donation systems for heart, liver, kidney, pancreas,lung,
(http://www.life-net.org/)
Monash Electrolytes Group
Research in Glass Formation (vitrification) for Preservation
(http://www.chem.monash.edu.au/electrolytes/Preservation)
National Seed Storage Laboratory (NSSL)
The section on "Preservation" discusses cryogenic storage.
(http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/NoPlains/FtCollins/nsslmain.html)
Organ Cryopreservation
Detailed 1996 explanation of the state of whole organ cryopreservation and vitrification research. By Gregory M. Fahy, PhD.
(http://www.neurocryo.org/organ-cryopreservation.html)
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