Advances in Biopreservation addresses the breadth of the field of biopreservation and the functional maintenance of biologically derived products.

Features:

• Offers the first comprehensive reference text on biopreservation
• Describes cutting-edge information detailing recent advancements
• Written by recognized international leaders in the biopreservation field

Contents

1. Concepts in Biopreservation
2. Fundamentals of Hypothermic Preservation
3. Properties of Cells & Tissues Influencing Preservation Outcome: Molecular Basis of Preservation Induced Cell Death
4. Selective Cryotherapy: Preservation-Ablation
5. Biomaterials
6. Viability and Functional Assays Used to Assess Preservation
7. Preservation of Cellular Therapies: Gene Therapy, Cellular and Metabolic Engineering
8. Tissue Preservation
9. Organ Preservation for Transplantation
10. Cryopreservation of Non-Mammalian Metazoan Systems
11. The Use of Intracellular Protectants in Cell Biopreservation
12. Thermal Instruments and Devices in Cryobiological Research and Applications
13. Solid Mechanics Aspects of Cryobiology
14. Stabilization of Mammalian Cells in the Dry State

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