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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Gloria Elliott, Midland, NC (US);
Nilay Chakraborty, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Gloria Elliott, Midland, NC (US);
Nilay Chakraborty, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/04 (2006.01); A61L 9/00 (2006.01); A61L 11/00 (2006.01); C23F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for preserving biological material comprising the steps of: providing a vitrification solution comprised of the biological material and a vitrification agent where the solution has a temperature in the range from 0.1° C. to 17.9° C.; microwaving the vitrification solution for a first period of time; allowing the vitrification solution to rest for a second period of time; repeating steps b and c until the vitrification solution enters into a glassy state.