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The Biophysics of Organ Cryopreservation

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. David E. Pegg

    1. MRC Medical Cryobiology Group, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

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  2. Armand M. Karow

    1. Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series A: (NSSA, volume 147)

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Table of contents (22 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Organ Transplantation: The Role of Preservation

      • Geoffrey Collins
      Pages 3-14

    3. An Introduction to the Problems of Organ Cryopreservation

      • Ib A. Jacobsen
      Pages 15-21

  3. Perfusion of Organs with Cryoprotectants: Cooling and Freezing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. Biological Effects of Cryoprotectant Perfusion, Delivery and Removal to Nonfrozen Organs

      • Armand M. Karow Jr.
      Pages 25-49

    3. Mass Transfer of Liquids Across Biological Barriers

      • Harold G. Hempling
      Pages 51-78

    4. Cytoplasmic Organisation and the Properties of Cell Water: Speculations on Animal Cell Cryopreservation

      • J. S. Clegg
      Pages 79-88

    5. Heat Transfer during Cryopreservation

      • Boris Rubinsky
      Pages 89-116

    6. Ice Crystals in Tissues and Organs

      • David E. Pegg
      Pages 117-140

  4. Freezing and Vitrification

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. Aqueous Solutions: Crystallization, Vitrification and Liquefaction

      • Douglas R. MacFarlane
      Pages 143-146

    3. Crystallization and Vitrification in Cryoprotected Aqueous Systems

      • C. A. Angell, H. Senapati
      Pages 147-171

    4. Ice Crystal Growth in Aqueous Solutions

      • Christoph Körber, Günter Rau
      Pages 173-199

    5. Non-Equilibrium Formation of Ice in Aqueous Solutions: Efficiency of Polyalcohol Solutions for Vitrification

      • Pierre Boutron
      Pages 201-236

    6. Devitrification and Recrystallization of Glass Forming Aqueous Solutions

      • Douglas R. MacFarlane, Maria Forsyth
      Pages 237-263

    7. Biological Effects of Vitrification and Devitrification

      • Gregory M. Fahy
      Pages 265-297

  5. Electromagnetic Heating

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 299-299
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    2. Electromagnetic Thawing of Organs: A Multidisciplinary Challenge

      • W. A. G. Voss
      Pages 301-313

    3. Electromagnetic Heating Techniques for Organ Rewarming

      • James C. Lin
      Pages 315-335
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  • MRC Medical Cryobiology Group, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

    David E. Pegg

  • Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA

    Armand M. Karow

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