Archive for the 'Whole Body Cryopreservation' Category

Vitrification agents in cryonics: VM-1

Monday, March 31st, 2008

A major public misperception is that cryonics involves the freezing of dead people. The objective of cryonics is not to preserve dead people with the hope of future revival but to place critically ill patients in a state of biostasis until a time when more advanced medical technologies might be available to treat and cure [...]

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Whole body cryopreservation with preferential brain treatment

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

A strong argument in favor of neuropreservation is that all efforts can be devoted to vitrification of the brain. Perfusion times are shorter and challenges present during perfusion of the rest of the body (such as abdominal swelling and the higher viscosity of whole body perfusates) are eliminated. The technique of isolated head perfusion [...]

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