Essentials of Tissue Banking

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Galea, George (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Laboratory medicine.; Biomaterials.; Biomedicine.; Laboratory Medicine.; Human Physiology.

Tissue banking is undergoing a paradigm shift. There are now a plethora of guidance and regulatory documents, in response to recent regulation. There is however, relatively little information on the scientific and technical principles on routine tissue banking practices. The information that exists...

Table of Contents:

• Management of
• Live Donors of Tissue
• Deceased Donors of Tissue
• Banking of Cord Blood
• Banking of Corneas
• Banking of Heart Valves
• Banking of Skin
• Principles of
• Storage, Processing and Preservation
• Cryopreservation
• Sterilisation by Irradiation
• Ensuring Safety by
• Testing the Donor
• Testing the Tissue and the Environment
• Ensuring Quality by
• Establishing a Quality System
• IT System
• Legal and Ethical Environment
• Regulatory and Ethical Issues.