Biopreservation Practice

A Biopreservation Practice is a preservation practice that maintains biological material viability through controlled environment storage.

• AKA: Biological Preservation Practice, Tissue Preservation Practice, Biobanking Practice.
• Context:
  • It can typically employ temperature control methods for metabolic suspension.
  • It can typically utilize cryoprotectant agents to prevent cellular damage.
  • It can often support medical research through sample availability.
  • It can often enable regenerative medicine via tissue banking.
  • It can range from being a Short-Term Biopreservation Practice to being a Long-Term Biopreservation Practice, depending on its storage duration.
  • It can range from being a Living Biopreservation Practice to being a Non-Living Biopreservation Practice, depending on its viability maintenance.
  • It can range from being a Clinical Biopreservation Practice to being a Research Biopreservation Practice, depending on its application purpose.
  • It can range from being a Simple Biopreservation Practice to being a Complex Biopreservation Practice, depending on its technical sophistication.
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• Examples:
  • Clinical Biopreservation Practices, such as:
    • Blood Banking Practice for transfusion medicine.
    • Sperm Banking Practice for fertility preservation.
    • Stem Cell Banking Practice for therapeutic application.
  • Research Biopreservation Practices, such as:
    • Tissue Biobanking Practice for disease research.
    • DNA Banking Practice for genetic study.
    • Cryonics Practice for whole-body preservation.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Chemical Preservation Practice, which uses fixative agents.
  • Fossil Preservation, which involves geological processes.
  • Food Preservation Practice, which focuses on nutritional maintenance.
• See: Preservation Practice, Cryonics Practice, Biomedical Science, Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Longevity Science, Biobanking.

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