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| 1. '''Cryostasis''' is the reversible cryopreservation of live biological objects. | |||
| The term '''cryostasis''' was introduced to name the reversible preservation technology for live biological objects which is based on using ]-forming gaseous substances under increased ] and hypothermic temperatures. | |||
| Cryostasis is not ]. Cryostasis is not ]. Unlike cryostasis, ] is a practice of cryopreservation of legally dead people and pets. | |||
| ⚫ | Living tissues cooled below the freezing point of water are damaged by the dehydration of the cells as ice is formed between the cells. The mechanism of freezing damage in living biological tissues has been elucidated by Renfret.<ref>Renfret (1968) (Renfret A.P. Cryobiology: some fundamentals in surgical context. In: Cryosurgery. Rand R.W., Rinfret A.P., von Lode H., Eds. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1968) and by Mazur (1984): ice formation begins in the intercellular spaces</ref> | ||
| Cryostasis was a plot in many famous science fiction novels and movies. | |||
| At present, there is no any effective reversible cryopreservation procedure for live humans and mammals. | |||
| The new technology of cryostasis for biological objects using clathrate forming substances under high pressure can be promissing.<ref>{{cite web | |||
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| Living tissues cooled below the freezing point of water are damaged by the dehydration of the cells as ice is formed between the cells. | |||
| ⚫ | The mechanism of freezing damage in living biological tissues has been elucidated by Renfret (1968) (Renfret A.P. Cryobiology: some fundamentals in surgical context. In: Cryosurgery. Rand R.W., Rinfret A.P., von Lode H., Eds. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1968) and by Mazur (1984): ice formation begins in the intercellular spaces |
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| The vapor pressure of the ice is lower than the vapor pressure of the solute water in the surrounding cells and as heat is removed at the freezing point of the solutions, the ice crystals grow between the cells, extracting water from them. | |||
| ⚫ | | title = Mazur P. Freezing of living cells: mechanisms and implications. Am. J. Physiol. 1984;247:125–147 | ||
| ⚫ | | access-date = 2007-01-03 | ||
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| ⚫ | The vapor pressure of the ice is lower than the vapor pressure of the solute water in the surrounding cells and as heat is removed at the freezing point of the solutions, the ice crystals grow between the cells, extracting water from them. As the ice crystals grow, the volume of the cells shrinks, and the cells are crushed between the ice crystals. Additionally, as the cells shrink, the solutes inside the cells are concentrated in the remaining water, increasing the intracellular ionic strength and interfering with the organization of the proteins and other organized intercellular structures. Eventually, the solute concentration inside the cells reaches the eutectic and freezes. The final state of frozen tissues is pure ice in the former extracellular spaces, and inside the cell membranes a mixture of concentrated cellular components in ice and bound water. In general, this process is not reversible to the point of restoring the tissues to life. | ||
| ⚫ | Cryostasis utilizes ]-forming gases that penetrate and saturate the biological tissues causing ] formation (under specific pressure-temperature conditions) inside the cells and in the ]. ] are a class of solids in which gas molecules occupy "cages" made up of hydrogen-bonded water molecules. These "cages" are unstable when empty, collapsing into conventional ice crystal structure, but they are stabilised by the inclusion of the gas molecule within them. Most low molecular weight gases (including CH<sub>4</sub>, H<sub>2</sub>S, Ar, Kr, and Xe) will form a hydrate under some pressure-temperature conditions.<ref>{{cite web | ||
| ⚫ | As the ice crystals grow, the volume of the cells shrinks, and the cells are crushed between the ice crystals. Additionally, as the cells shrink, the solutes inside the cells are concentrated in the remaining water, increasing the intracellular ionic strength and interfering with the organization of the proteins and other organized intercellular structures. Eventually, the solute concentration inside the cells reaches the eutectic and freezes. The final state of frozen tissues is pure ice in the former extracellular spaces, and inside the cell membranes a mixture of concentrated cellular components in ice and bound water. In general, this process is not reversible to the point of restoring the tissues to life |
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| | title = Graham L.A., Liou Y.-C., Walker V. K., Davies P. L. Hyperactive antifreeze protein from beetles. Nature 1997;388:727–728 | |||
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| | title = Fletcher G.L., Hew C.L., Davies P.L. Antifreeze Proteins of Teleost Fishes. Annu. Rev. Physiol. 2001;63; 359–390 | |||
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| ⚫ | Clathrate hydrates are a class of solids in which gas molecules occupy "cages" made up of hydrogen-bonded water molecules. These "cages" are unstable when empty, collapsing into conventional ice crystal structure, but they are stabilised by the inclusion of the gas molecule within them. Most low molecular weight gases (including |
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| | url = http://cryostasis.com/Clathrate_Hydrates_1993_englezos.pdf | | url = http://cryostasis.com/Clathrate_Hydrates_1993_englezos.pdf | ||
| | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928014051/http://cryostasis.com/Clathrate_Hydrates_1993_englezos.pdf | |||
| ⚫ | | title = Englezos P. Clathrate Hydrates. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1993;32:1251–1274 |
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| ⚫ | | title = Englezos P. Clathrate Hydrates. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1993;32:1251–1274 | ||
| Live biological tissues can be saturated with the clathrate-forming gas(es) by diffusion or perfusion at the appropriate pressure in the range 1–50 bars at a temperature above clathrate-forming temperature. After saturation, the biological tissue is cooled, first below the clathrate-forming temperature, but above the freezing point of water, then to a temperature where the clatharate is metastable at ambient pressure, and the pressure allowed to go to ambient. The "biological tissue" is then gradually cooled down to some appropriate temperature at normal atmospheric pressure and stored an indefinite time. | |||
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| The method protects biological tissues by retention of water inside the cells by clathrate formation of the water with the introduced gases, limiting the formation of ice outside the cells. | |||
| Clathrates formation will prevent the biological tissues from ] which will cause irreversible inactivation of intracellular enzymes. | |||
| 2. '''Cryostasis''' is also the name of an internet music project producing melodic uplifting trance music. | |||
| 3. '''Cryostasis''' (- sleep of reason) is the name of an upcoming action horror pc game. It will be a first person shooter. | |||
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The term cryostasis was introduced to name the reversible preservation technology for live biological objects which is based on using clathrate-forming gaseous substances under increased hydrostatic pressure and hypothermic temperatures.
Living tissues cooled below the freezing point of water are damaged by the dehydration of the cells as ice is formed between the cells. The mechanism of freezing damage in living biological tissues has been elucidated by Renfret. The vapor pressure of the ice is lower than the vapor pressure of the solute water in the surrounding cells and as heat is removed at the freezing point of the solutions, the ice crystals grow between the cells, extracting water from them. As the ice crystals grow, the volume of the cells shrinks, and the cells are crushed between the ice crystals. Additionally, as the cells shrink, the solutes inside the cells are concentrated in the remaining water, increasing the intracellular ionic strength and interfering with the organization of the proteins and other organized intercellular structures. Eventually, the solute concentration inside the cells reaches the eutectic and freezes. The final state of frozen tissues is pure ice in the former extracellular spaces, and inside the cell membranes a mixture of concentrated cellular components in ice and bound water. In general, this process is not reversible to the point of restoring the tissues to life.
Cryostasis utilizes clathrate-forming gases that penetrate and saturate the biological tissues causing clathrate hydrates formation (under specific pressure-temperature conditions) inside the cells and in the extracellular matrix. Clathrate hydrates are a class of solids in which gas molecules occupy "cages" made up of hydrogen-bonded water molecules. These "cages" are unstable when empty, collapsing into conventional ice crystal structure, but they are stabilised by the inclusion of the gas molecule within them. Most low molecular weight gases (including CH4, H2S, Ar, Kr, and Xe) will form a hydrate under some pressure-temperature conditions. Clathrates formation will prevent the biological tissues from dehydration which will cause irreversible inactivation of intracellular enzymes.
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References
- Renfret (1968) (Renfret A.P. Cryobiology: some fundamentals in surgical context. In: Cryosurgery. Rand R.W., Rinfret A.P., von Lode H., Eds. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1968) and by Mazur (1984): ice formation begins in the intercellular spaces
- "Mazur P. Freezing of living cells: mechanisms and implications. Am. J. Physiol. 1984;247:125–147" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- "Englezos P. Clathrate Hydrates. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1993;32:1251–1274" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
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