Using small angle neutron diffraction to describe the status of water in solutions used for the vitrification of complex biological objects

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Fish oocytes and embryos are complex cryobiological objects for which, successful cryopreservation has still not been achieved. This circumstance seriously restricts the potential of germplasm cryobanking in aquaculture and for the conservation of rare animal species. Vitrification is one of promising approach of modern cryobiology. To achieve vitrification, high concentrations of cryoprotectants and rapid freezing rates are required. The processes of vitrification are poorly studied in terms of microscopic structure and molecular dynamics. We aim to investigate microscopic water structure during cooling of cryoprotectant solutions formulated during our previous studies on fish embryo vitrification. The results of study will lead to better understanding of water structure in vitrified cryoprotectant solutions required for future progress in vitrification of complex biological objects.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.24088988
Metadata Access https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk:inv/24088988
Provenance
Creator Professor Alan Soper; Dr Oleg Kirichek; Mr Sergii Boryshpolets; Dr Borys Dzyuba; Professor William Holt
Publisher ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Publication Year 2015
Rights CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
OpenAccess true
Contact isisdata(at)stfc.ac.uk
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Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Photon- and Neutron Geosciences
Temporal Coverage Begin 2012-05-21T12:46:46Z
Temporal Coverage End 2012-05-28T08:31:23Z