X-Message-Number: 2589 Subject: CRYONICS:Xenon Cryoprotectant Date: Mon, 7 Feb 94 15:02:58 EST From: Stephen J. Van Sickle <> Hello Everyone! I recently found in a moldy corner of the local library a copy of "Suspended Animation" by Robert Prehoda. He seems to take great stock in the idea of using Xenon disolved under pressure as a cryo-protectant. I understand why this is not economically practical ("lets see...price list...Xenon...<gasp><choke>"), but I was wondering if this was technically possible, and if anyone actually has done research on it, or if it was just a pipe-dream of Prehoda's. Anyone care to take a stab at it? BTW, Prehoda's account of the Bedford suspension and his vociferous criticism of cryonics ("the freeze now crowd") makes for a fascinating view of the opposition. Thanks, Stephen J. Van Sickle Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=2589