METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CRYO-CONSERVATION OF SAMPLES

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APP PUB NO 20090011505A1
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12166148

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A method and a device for the cryo-conservation of a hydrous sample, in particular biological sample, wherein the sample is introduced into a cavity of a container, remaining free space of the cavity if any is filled with a hydrous liquid, the cavity is closed in a liquid-tight manner and the container is held in a holding device, and the container together with the sample is cooled to a temperature below 251 K, preferably 173 K, for example by means of liquid nitrogen, propane or ethane, wherein the container and the holding device prevent an expansion of the cavity in volume. The selected cooling rate is sufficiently high so that a crystal formation of the freezing water is suppressed in favor of glass formation.

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LEICA MIKROSYSTEME GMBHHERNALSER HAUPTSTRASSE 219 VIENNA A-1170

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Leunissen, Johannes Leonardus Maria Dunedin, NZ 2 28

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