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Essentials of Tissue Banking 2010 Edition
Contributor(s): Galea, George (Editor)
ISBN: 9048191416     ISBN-13: 9789048191413
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $237.49  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Laboratory Medicine
- Science | Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Science | Biotechnology
Dewey: 362.178
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.18 lbs) 245 pages
 
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Aparadigmshiftistakinginraisingstandardsonallaspectsoftissuebankingfrom procurementtoprocessing, fromstoragetoclinicalusage. Anumberofmonographs haveappearedgivingguidanceonGMPandqualitysystemsthatshouldbeadhered to. Therearealsogoodguidelinesonthesigni?canceofthenewregulationsthat havebeenenacted. However there is a signi?cant lack of information on the scienti?c basis and rationaleonwhytissuebankingpracticeshavedevelopedthewaytheyhave. Many ofthemhavedevelopedwithoutmuchvalidationandhavebeeninuseformany years, copied from one tissue bank to another. There are some good articles on somescienti?caspectsoftissuebankingpractices, buttheyareinrelativelyoldand insomewhatobscurejournals. Thisbookisintendedto?llthisgapbygettinga seriesofeminentexpertstoeachwriteachapterortwoonuptodatetissuebanking practices. Moreoverinthemodernworldoftissuebanking, safetyandqualityoftissues havetakenanincreasinglyimportantrole. Infacttheseactivitiesformthebasisof manylicensureactivitiesthatrelatetotissueestablishments. Anattempthasbeen madetocovertheseaspectsaswell. Althoughthelegislationcoversalltypesofcells, includingstemcells, theyhave beendeliberatelyomitted. Thetargetaudiencesforstemcellsaredifferentandthe setupisalsogenerallyquitedifferentunlikecordblood, whichisverysimilarto tissuesandthereforeincluded. Inordertolimitthesizeofthebooktoamanageableleveltheauthorshavebeen onlyaskedtocoverthebasisofcurrentpractices, ratherthanfuturedevelopments, suchasembryoniccelldevelopments, tissueengineeringandgenetherapy, which aremorecellulartherapiesthantissuebanking, perse. Coursesconferringcert- catesanddiplomashavejuststartedtobeprovidedbyvariousprofessionalbodies. Thisisimportantbecausetissuebankingisbecomingadistinctmodalityforsci- tistswhowanttoworkinthe?eld. Ibelievesuchanaudiencewouldbeverykeen tousethisbook. Alsoanyscientistandmedicalpersonworkinginthe?eldshould beinterestedinit. Itwillalsobeusefulformanysurgeonswhousetissuesintheir dailyclinicalpractice. Iamverygratefultoalltheauthors, whowithoutexceptionwillinglygaveso muchtime, effortandenergyinwritingtheirchapters. Theyarewithoutexception, v vi Preface leadersintheir?eld. Theyhaveallproduceduptodateandstateoftheartchapters. Theyhavedoneitinthestyletheyfeltwasappropriateandnoattemptwasmadeto modifythis. Thekeyobjectivewastocollateallthisinformationinoneplace. Ihave learntalotwhilsteditingthisworkandIhopethatthereaderswillbeengrossedin readingthisbookasmuchasIhave. Edinburgh, Scotland GeorgeGalea Contents Part I Management of 1 Live Donors of Tissue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 RuthWarwick 2 Deceased Donors of Tissue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 AuroraNavarro 3 Banking of Cord Blood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 ElianeGluckman 4 Banking of Corneas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 W. JohnArmitage 5 Banking of Heart Valves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 RobertParker 6 Banking of Skin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 EllenHeck Part II Principles of 7 Storage, Processing and Preservation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 JohnN. Kearney 8 Cryopreservation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 DavidPegg 9 Sterilisation by Irradiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 ArturKaminski, IzabelaUhrynowska-Tyszkiewicz, andWaclawStachowicz Part III Ensuring Safety by 10 Testing the Donor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 AlanKitchenandJohnBarbara 11 Testing the Tissue and the Environment . .