摘要:
A dehydrated composition is provided that includes freeze-dried platelets. The platelets are loaded with trehalose which preserves biological properties during freeze-drying and rehydration. The trehalose loading is conducted at a temperature of from greater than about 25null C. to less than about 40null C., most preferably at 37null C., with the loading solution having trehalose in an amount from about 10 mM to about 50 mM. These freeze-dried platelets are substantially shelf-stable and are rehydratable so as to have a normal response to an agonist, for example, thrombin, with virtually all of the platelets participating in clot formation within about three minutes at 37null C.
摘要:
A method for controlling a pump for delivery of liquid to an organ over a series of fixed-length time intervals f, each interval f comprising a time t1 and a time t2 wherein t1nullt2 equals the length of interval f. The method comprises allowing output pressure of the pump to decrease over time t1, increasing output pressure of the pump over time t2, comparing achieved pump output pressure to a predetermined pressure at about the end of interval f, and at least one of (i) adjusting t1 and t2 if necessary so the predetermined pressure is approximated by the output pressure at the end of the next interval f, and (ii) adjusting a rate of change of the output pressure during at least one of t1 and t2 if necessary so the predetermined pressure is approximated by the output pressure at the end of the next interval f.
摘要:
A micro chamber arrangement for development of oocytes, fertilisation and embryo culture. Objects are kept in a micro environment. The system monitors and regulates the environment for the objects and incorporates regular quality control. The device is very suitable for large scale embryo production. The arrangement can be used for follicle sorting, follicular growth, oocyte maturation, oocyte enucleation, in vitro fertilisation, cloning, nuclear transfer, genetic modification, embryo culture, embryo encapsulation and embryo transport.
摘要:
D-Ribose, a buffer and an anticoagulant are added to whole blood or packed red cells to extend function in storage beyond 42 days. Methods are disclosed to rejuvenate suboptimally functional red cells. The methods are comprised of incubation of the cells at 37null C. for 10 to 60 minutes in the presence of D-ribose.
摘要:
A transport/preservation system has been found which provides safe, effective transport for patient specimens and bodily fluids, and functions as a preservative for biological reagents, therapeutics, and personal care products. The transport/preservative formulations can also be used as safe, effective sanitizers on surfaces, equipment, and appliances. The transport preservation formulations comprising a biguanide and one or more other antimicrobial agents are cidal to microorganisms when present in a sample or on a surface to be sanitized.
摘要:
A tissue of a multicellular organism is gradually dried during cultivation. After the tissue has been completely dehydrated, water is added to the tissue for its recovery. The tissue of the multicellular organism is submerged in an insect body fluid medium treated with heat, and dried for 48 hours or more.
摘要:
A method for chemical fixation of tissues by exposing the tissue to a chemical fixative agent, under oxidative conditions. The chemical fixative agents useable in this method include aldehydes (e.g., formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, dialdehyde starch), isocyanates (e.g., hexamethylene diisocyanate) and certain polyepoxy compounds (e.g., DENACOL). The oxidative conditions may be provided by heating of a chemical fixative solution that contains the crosslinking agent, in the presence of room air or oxygen. Alternatively, the oxidative conditions may be provided by adding one or more oxidizing chemicals (e.g., hydrogen peroxide or other peroxides, sodium periodate or other periodates, diisocyanates, halogens, n-bromosuccinimide or other halogenated compounds, permanganates, ozone, chromic acid, sulfuryl chloride, sulfoxides, selenoxides, etc.) to the chemical fixative solution. Alternatively, the oxidative conditions may be provided by irradiation (e.g., alpha, beta, ultraviolet, electron beam, gamma rays) of the fixative solution in the presence of room air or oxygen.
摘要:
A method of preparing matrices or tissue engineered biomaterials for implantation, and in particular to a method of improving decellularisation of matrices or tissue engineered biomaterials prior to implantation. The method employs a single anionic detergent in combination with protease inhibitors.
摘要:
The present invention relates to the use of proteins facilitating water diffusion or water transport through the cell membrane, preferably aquaporin or aquaporin related proteins to obtain freeze-tolerant eukaryotic cells, preferably yeast cells or plant cells. It relates further to a method for obtaining such cells, and to freeze-tolerant cells, characterized by an enhanced expression level of proteins facilitating water diffusion or water transport through the cell membrane.
摘要:
Cell membrane maintenance of red blood cells and platelet concentrates is improved by the addition of 1 mM-10 mM L-carnitine and derivatives. This improvement allows extension of the period of viability of packed red blood cells and platelet concentrations beyond current periods. Additionally, the materials so treated exhibit extended circulation half life upon transfusion to a patient. Improvements in membrane maintenance achieved by this method permit irradiation of sealed containers of blood products so as to substantially sterilize and destroy leukocytes in the same.