Cryogenic Preservation: A Brief Description of the Methods

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INT E RESTING T H I NG S ABO UT

CRYOGENIC PRESERVATION


ABOUT US The fi rs t l aw o f nature i s p res erv ed , and c ry oge ni c p res erv ati o n i s ens uri ng s uc ces s i n the s et end eav or. Cry op res erv ati o n is the fi rst attempt to s af eg uard any l i v i ng ce l l s, ti s s ues , organs , or e nti re bod i es are protec ted f rom d ecay by s tori ng th em at extremel y l o w te mp erature s.


Cryogenic preservation involves 3 key steps once someone is dead.

1

Th e b o d y is i mm ed ia tely p la ced in a n i ce b ath . At th e sa me tim e, a v en tila tio n ma sk is u sed to p ro v id e a deq u ate ox y g en to the b o dy ' s o rga n s m o st im po rtan tl y to th e b ra in .

2

Th e b od y i s " vi tr i fi e d, " w h i ch me a ns i ts ce l l s a n d o rga ns a re p re p ared fo r the ul tr a- l o w te m p er a tu res the y wi l l so on exp er i e nce .

3

Afte r th e b od y i s prep pe d fo r th e co l d , th e p ro c e ss o f con tro l l e d c oo l i n g take s pl ace . Th i s i s the fi n al ste p b e fore th e l o n g- te rm sto ra g e a nd i n c l u de s sl ow l y co ol i n g th e bo dy fur th e r.

4

T he bo dy i s kep t i n a pro te cti ve i nsul ati n g b a g a nd i n a co ol i ng box w he re l i qu i d ni trog e n i s fe d i n a t a sta b l e rate . On ce ful l y co ol ed , bod i e s a re s tore d i n C ryo sta ts i n d efi ni te l y.


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