X-Message-Number: 28538
From: "Basie" <>
Subject: cryomicroscopy
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:32:03 -0400

Summary. We are now prepared to apply the principles of bioengineering 
analysis to the solution of long standing problems in cryobiology, as well 
as to many other fields for biology and medicine. It is indeed possible to 
engineer an optimal design of processes for biological systems. New 
developments in instrumentation and analysis are enabling researchers to 
measure tissue properties that were heretofore inaccessible and to apply 
this information in the rational determination of protocols for the 
cryopreservation of important cells, tissues, and organs. We expect 
successful cyropreservation of the kidney to occur in perhaps ten years, 
with cyropreservation of the heart and liver following. A bright future 
surrounds bioengineering and the contributions and impact the discipline 
will have on life and the medical sciences.

The rest of the paper can be found at:
http://www.utexas.edu/opa/pubs/discovery/disc1998v15n1/disc-diller.html 

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