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Biology of Heart Valve Cryopreservation

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Cardiac Reconstructions with Allograft Valves

Abstract

Great advances have been made in the cryopreservation of living cells since the early works of Smith and Parkes during the 1950s. These advances have included development of sophisticated computer-controlled freezing equipment, characterization of a variety of cryprotective agents, and establishment of major research and development programs in cryobiology within academia and industry. Most of this research and technologic development has focused on the preservation of dispersed cell suspensions, and it has successfully enlarged our understanding of the basic principles of cryopreservation of biologic systems.

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Wolfinbarger, L., Hopkins, R.A. (1989). Biology of Heart Valve Cryopreservation. In: Cardiac Reconstructions with Allograft Valves. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3568-2_3

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