X-Message-Number: 22305 Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:10:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Subject: Transport in Dry Ice I infer from John de Rivaz's recent message that he considers transport of a patient from the UK to the US in dry ice a currently viable option, while other options such as picnic cold packs are considered. I shared his outlook until I raised the issue with a friendly cryobiologist who always prefers that his name should not be used in close proximity to the word "cryonics." He was of the opinion that transport at dry-ice temperature would be the worst possible option from the point of view of cellular damage. During my last visit to the UK we discussed the possibility of using a Dewar of liquid nitrogen (for a neuropatient) via ocean-going vessel (!) but the bottom line was, no one had a solution to this problem, in a new era where airlines may delay cargo arbitrarily out of fear that caskets may contain bombs (and consequently we cannot be sure that water ice will remain frozen for the duration of the trip). I consider this the most urgent issue for cryonicists who live outside of North American but wish to receive longterm care over here. --Charles Platt Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=22305