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US 2006/0234204 A1Published application
Method for vitrification of a biological specimen
AssigneeVitrolife AB
InventorsKatrina Forest, Michelle Lane
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of vitrification of a biological specimen. According to the method of the present invention, a biological specimen is directly exposed to a freezing material. Upon exposure to the freezing material, the biological specimen undergoes vitrification. The biological specimen which has undergone vitrification may be stored for a period of time, and then thawed at a later date. The thawed biological specimen remains viable. Preferred biological specimens according to the present invention are developmental cells.
Claims4
A system for the vitrification of a biological specimen, comprising:
- (a) a loop;
- (b) a base medium comprising a cryoprotectant held in the loop;
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- (d) a thaw solution in contact with the loop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.