This document presents a seminar by Deepshikha Keot on cryopreservation. The seminar covers the introduction and history of cryopreservation, including key discoveries. It discusses the mechanisms of cryopreservation, including the selection of materials and cryoprotectants, and the freezing and thawing processes. Applications of cryopreservation are also summarized, such as its importance in research, medicine, conservation efforts, and cryonics which aims to preserve the human body at low temperatures. The document concludes by acknowledging those who supported the presentation of this seminar on cryopreservation techniques and their applications.
2. LET'S HAVE A GLIMPSE ON THE CONTENTLET'S HAVE A GLIMPSE ON THE CONTENT
Sperm cryopreservation
Embryo cryopreservation
Cryonics
● INTRODUCTION
● MECHANISM / PROCEDURE OF
CRYOPRESERVATION
● IMPORTANCE AND ITS APPLICATION
● REFERENCES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
3. INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
CRYOPRESERVATION-
● Greek word ”krayos”--”frost”.Literally
preservation in “frozen state”.
● Non- lethal, Freeze vital cells
and tissues at very low (sub-
zero) temperatures.
RELATED CONCEPTS-RELATED CONCEPTS-
●
Cryobiology—Invented in1964,literally-- ''cryo''=''cold'' and
''logos''=''science''.
● Cryogenics-- Branch of physics concerned with the study of
causes and effects of extremely low temperatures.
● Cryonics---Branch of cryopreservation of clinically dead human
body or an organ with a hope to restore it later with the help of
future medical technologies.
4. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
MILESTONES OF SUCCESS
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
MILESTONES OF SUCCESS
Sl.
no.
YEAR OF
DISCOVERY
SCIENTIST DISCOVERY / WORK
1 1949 Ernest John
Christopher Polge
1st person---solve the mystery-how to
preserve cells and tissues at very low
temperature
2 1950 James E. Lovelock Suggested –increasing salt concs. in a
cell to lose water to the external ice might
cause damage to the cell
3 1953 Jerome K.Sherman Successful freeze and thaw human sperm.
Founded World's 1st Sperm Bank
4 1983 Alan Trounson Success achieved in pregnanancy after
freezing early human embryos 1-3 days after
fertilization
5 1986 Christopher Chen 1st----freeze and thaw human oocyte
6 1988 Yves Menezo 1st commercial culture media in invitro
fertilisation. Blastocyst freeze and thaw
7 1993 Gianpiero Palermo 1st embryos after intra ICSI
8 1995 Edoward Servy and
Zisu Liu
1st—transplant a cryopreserved blastocyst
followed ICSI
5. NATURAL ACCESS IN CRYOPRESERVATIONNATURAL ACCESS IN CRYOPRESERVATION
● Cryopreservation in nature-
Water bear
Water bear
Called the Tardigrade,are
Microscopic and multicelullar
8 leged ,segmented micro-
animals.
Survive freezing by
replacing most of internal
water with sugar
trehalose.
Temperature they survive-
● A few min .at 151ºC
● 30 years at -20
● A few days at -200
● A few mins. At -272
ºC
ºC
ºC
Water bear
Arctic Salamenders
Antarctic insects
6. MECHANISM OF CRYOPRESERVATIONMECHANISM OF CRYOPRESERVATION
Steps involved---
1. Selection and collection of the material1. Selection and collection of the material
3. Selection of cryoprotectant3. Selection of cryoprotectant
4.Freezing4.Freezing
2.Preparation of Extender solution2.Preparation of Extender solution
6. Thawing6. Thawing
5.Storage5.Storage
8. Determination of Survival/Viability8. Determination of Survival/Viability
7. Washing and reculture7. Washing and reculture
No. of cells growing/no. of cells thawed*100
Mounibs medium(M)
Menezo medium(Me)
--Hank's BSS----
In addition ,nutrients
,glycine, antibiotics.
+40ºC 40-50 0 -79 -139 -196
Dehydration freezing
Penetrating
Non-Penetrating
ºC ºC ºC ºC ºC
Slow freezing
Step-wise freezing
Rapid freezing
Diluent
● Advantages
● Disadvantages
Prevention of risks
Ice crystal formation
Dehydration
Shocks
Slow freezing Vitrification
7. IMPORTANCE AND APPLICATIONIMPORTANCE AND APPLICATION
cell organ tisssuegametes individuals
Applicable in-
● Research work
● Biodiversity conservation
● Medicine
● Biotechnology
● Forestry
● Wildlife
● Plant germplasm
● Genetics and fertilisation
● genetic resourses
● endangered species preservation
● conventional method of storage failed
● long term preservation of material.
8. CRYONICS
(HUMAN BODY PRESERVATION)
CRYONICS
(HUMAN BODY PRESERVATION)
● Cryonics—Greek'' kayos- cold'', is
the low temperature preservation(@
196 C) of people who cannot be
sustained by contemporary medicine,
with the hope that resuscitation and
restoration to full health may be
possible in the far future.
● A 14 yr old girl with terminal cancer
won the right to have her body
cryopreserved.
9. CRYONICS
(HUMAN BODY PRESERVATION)
CRYONICS
(HUMAN BODY PRESERVATION)
● Cryonics—Greek'' kayos- cold'', is
the low temperature preservation(@
196 C) of people who cannot be
sustained by contemporary medicine,
with the hope that resuscitation and
restoration to full health may be
possible in the far future.
● A 14 yr old girl with terminal cancer
won the right to have her body
cryopreserved.
10. REFERENCESREFERENCES
● Dr.R.C Dubey ,''A textbook of
Biotechnology''published by S.Chand.
● B.D.Singh( 2004) ''Biotechnology Expanding
Horizons'' published by Kalyani Publishers,New
Delhi-110002.
● Www.fao.org>docrep
● https://www.biw.kuleuven.be>tro>COST
● https://www.slideshare.net
● https://linkdin.com
● https://m.wikihow.com
11. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTACKNOWLEDGEMENT
At the very outset,I would like to extend my sincere
gratitude to Prof.Jatin Kalita sir (HOD),Dept. Of Zoology,G.U. for
giving us such an opportunity to talk before a litterate crowd and test
ourselves in presenting a seminar. I even thank wholeheartly to
Prof.Jogen Chandra Kalita sir,Dept. Of Zoology,G.U for his
inspiring and motivated speech who guided very efficient in my
presntation.I thank and acknowledge my deep sense of gratitude to
Prof. Manas Das sir,Dept. Of Zoology,G.U for organising the
seminar and guiding us with our topics.
I even thank my well-wishers for their
encouragement.Lastly, I thank my parents for allowing me to pursue
higher education and encouraging me in all my way.
Yours Obediently
Deepshikha Keot,
Roll No. -3
M.Sc. 1St sem,
Dept. of Zoology,
Gauhati University.