X-Message-Number: 26950 From: "Jordan Sparks" <> Subject: chemical fixation Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 19:19:08 -0700 One thing I forgot to mention. Oregon Cryo will probably use a combination of chemical fixation (gluteraldehyde) and vitrification for our biostasis protocol. I believe in over engineering everything. We are interested in preserving structure, and chemical fixation is very good at that. Current vitrification techniques will require nanotechnology anyway, so a few cross links shouldn't slow them down any. Jordan Sparks Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26950