CryoNet #33271 - #33274

CryoNet - Wed 26 Jan 2011

    #33271: Federal Excess: FedEx introduces liquid nitrogen-cooled biote... [Eugen Leitl]
    #33272: Northwest Cryonics Group meeting in Seattle [Regina Pancake]
    #33273: Magnetic Vitrification [RAMole]
    #33274: Two professors [Ettinger]

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Message #33271
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:21:20 +0100
From: Eugen Leitl <[email protected]>
Subject: Federal Excess: FedEx introduces liquid nitrogen-cooled biote...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/25/federal-excess-fedex-introduces-liquid-nitrogen-cooled-biotech/

Transportation, Alt

Federal Excess: FedEx introduces liquid nitrogen-cooled biotech shipping, we
can envision other uses

By Vlad Savov posted Jan 25th 2011 4:29AM

Just think about this the next time a FedEx van comes speeding past you --
that four-wheeled transporter could be carrying containers equipped with
liquid nitrogen cooling that keeps its innards at a chilly -150 degrees
Celsius. Don't worry, though, says FedEx, the use of dry vapor is actually
safer than the currently used dry ice and classifies this new methodology as
non-hazardous. While we may like to poke fun, it sounds like a pretty
legitimate boon for healthcare and biotechnology shipments, which can now be
maintained at a deeply frozen temperature for up to 10 days at a time. FedEx
will provide the self-sufficient container and collects it upon delivery of
the goods, while also monitoring its condition during transit. No word on
whether or when DiGiorno will be signing up for the service.

FedEx Introduces New Solution for Deep Frozen Shipments

Healthcare Customers Will Benefit from Combination of Sophisticated
Technology And Reliable Logistics Management

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced the
launch of FedEx Deep Frozen Shipping Solution, which offers an innovative
end-to-end service for the shipping of temperature-sensitive healthcare
products around the world. The new offering is an important component of the
broader FedEx HealthCare Solutions portfolio of services for customers in the
life sciences and biopharma industries.

"We have heard from customers that they want a simpler alternative for
shipping temperature-sensitive products that eliminates the complexities
involved with dry ice"

The solution uses liquid nitrogen dry vapor technology that maintains a
temperature of below -150 degrees Celsius for up to 10 days using the
CryoPort ExpressR Dry Shipper. Unlike dry ice, this technology is classified
as non-hazardous, which eliminates the complexities associated with being
classified as dangerous goods. In addition, the overall process is simple.
Customers place orders online through a customized FedEx portal. FedEx
provides the pre-conditioned container to the customer to load their
temperature-sensitive product. FedEx then delivers the container to its final
destination while actively monitoring the shipment and intervening if needed
during transit. Finally, FedEx picks up the container and returns it for
refurbishing.

"The FedEx Deep Frozen Shipping Solution combines innovative dry vapor
technology with the reliability of FedEx logistics management to provide
customers with the highest level of integrity and security for their
high-value frozen shipments worldwide," said Raj Subramaniam, senior vice
president of Global Marketing for FedEx. "It is truly a complete solution
that enhances the current services we provide our healthcare customers,
giving them an even greater peace of mind."

Customers involved with clinical trials, diagnostics, biotechnology or
manufacturing of pharmaceuticals will benefit from the solution with the
following features and benefits:

* Up to 10 days of holding time (<-150C) to support complex international
moves

* Elimination of dry ice, removing the need to re-ice shipments or purchase,
inventory or manage insulated boxes

* No need to train personnel on handling hazardous materials

* Reduced environmental impact since the non-dangerous goods container is
recycled and liquid nitrogen evaporates harmlessly * Proactive monitoring and
intervention from origin to destination, providing visibility to the
shipments via the FedEx Priority Alert(SM) service

"We have heard from customers that they want a simpler alternative for
shipping temperature-sensitive products that eliminates the complexities
involved with dry ice," said Carl Asmus, vice president of International
Market Development for FedEx.

The FedEx Deep Frozen Shipping Solution is classified under the International
Air Transport Association (IATA) as a non-hazardous dry shipper and meets the
requirements to handle both infectious substances (UN3373) and non-infectious
clinical samples.

"This new service is not only non-hazardous, but it also reduces
environmental impact through the use of a recyclable container and liquid
nitrogen, which evaporates harmlessly. We have found that customers
appreciate that it is an end-to-end solution that is backed by the FedEx
level of quality they have come to appreciate from our HealthCare Solutions
team," Asmus added.

To learn more about the FedEx Deep Frozen Shipping Solution, customers can
call 1-800-GoFedEx 1-800-463-3339 to be connected with a sales professional.

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Message #33272
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:18:57 -0800
Subject: Northwest Cryonics Group meeting in Seattle
From: Regina Pancake <[email protected]>

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Seattle Cryonics meeting, Feb 12th, 2011Date:February 12th, 2011, 12:30pm
Location:Spice Route Indian Restaurant <http://www.spiceroutecuisine.com/>
2241 148th Avenue Northeast, Bellevue, WA 98007
[map<http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=spice+route+indian+cuisine&fb=1&gl=us&hq=spice+route+indian+cuisine&hnear=Seattle,+WA&hl=en&view=map&cid=15981951741286457637&z=16&iwloc=A>
]
(425) 643-4144

Invitation Text:
The Seattle region of the Northwest Cryonics group will be meeting to have
lunch and socialize in our first get-together and organizing effort. The
buffet style lunch will be held at Spice Route Indian
Cuisine<http://www.spiceroutecuisine.com/>in Bellevue, WA, on
Saturday, February 12th at 12:30 P.M.

Spice Route's address is: 2241 148th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA, 98007.
[map<http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=spice+route+indian+cuisine&fb=1&gl=us&hq=spice+route+indian+cuisine&hnear=Seattle,+WA&hl=en&view=map&cid=15981951741286457637&z=16&iwloc=A>
]

Please come and introduce yourself and we will see just how many we are in
this corner of the states.

RSVP is required, so please contact Regina Pancake at [email protected], or
Eron Hennessey at [email protected].

We will be discussing the topics of transport training and ongoing
gatherings on a monthly basis.

We look forward to meeting you all!

--20cf30433fd2aedf29049ab243fe

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Message #33273
From: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:54:09 EST
Subject: Magnetic Vitrification

This article says Japanese scientists use magnetic fields to prevent ice  
formation down to -10C -- and then ice forms instantly, without crystals. In  
other words, it vitrifies.
 
_http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/01/magnetic-fields-vibrates-water-to.html_ 
(http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/01/magnetic-fields-vibrates-water-to.html) #
 
Now, -10 is not a cryonics temperature, but this still might be  useful. If 
the water stays where it is and does not leak through cell membranes  as it 
does with normal slow freezing, and if it then vitrifies instantly without  
crystals as they say, and if it remains crystal free down to -195 C (and 
during  rewarming), then perhaps this could replace vitrification solutions 
with all  their problems and toxicities. Of course that's a good many "ifs".
 
I've seen mention of this before but never heard that it prevented ice  
crystals, just that it depressed freezing 10 degrees, which by itself is  
nothing. But instant freezing, without time for water to move in and out of  
cells, and no crystals -- that might be useful.
 
This may be garbled, but they do say they can use it for long term tooth  
storage with a reimplantation success rate of 87%. So it does seem to keep 
cells  alive, to prevent damage from osmosis etc., in a moderately 
thermally-large  object. That is, we know we can do thin slices because they cool 
almost  instantly, but for larger objects it takes so long to cool that ice forms 
and  does damage. A tooth is not as large as a human head, but it's a lot 
thicker  than a thousandth-of-an-inch slice, so it's interesting that the 
cells inside  seem to survive.
 
This is hard to understand though -- the heat of melting/solidification for 
 water is something like 80 Cal/g, equivalent to an 80 deg. change in water 
 temperature. If you just have water at -10C, then even if it instantly 
warmed to  0C that's only enough heat to solidify 1/8 th of it. (I've forgotten 
the exact  term for this and maybe the exact value, but I know it's large.)
 
Alan Mole
 
 


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Message #33274
From: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:24:21 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Two professors

Those  presumably best qualified to express opinions about growth of  
cryonics are social psychologists. Two of these are members of the Cryonics  
Institute who do not hide their affiliation--Dr. Ronald G. Havelock and Dr.  
David S. Stodolsky. the former previously at the University of Michigan and the 
 latter presently at the University of Copenhagen. They are poles apart in 
their  views, as I read them. 
 
Dr. Stodolsky's main thrust seems to be that cryonics is doomed to slow  
growth until we can effect a basic change in public attitudes, which might be  
done with a couple of million dollars worth of public relations efforts. He 
 also, it appears to me, puts misleading emphasis on the role of religion. 
He  emphasizes "terror management," the terror in question being related to 
attacks  on one's world view. 
 
Dr. Havelock's views are given in his recent book, ACCELERATION, which I am 
 in the process of reading and will review in due course. The thrust is 
that  basic historical forces are at work putting the wind at our backs, and 
improving  in recent decades and years. I agree with  most of what he writes, 
but have  not yet decided on the quantitative usefulness of his formulation. 
At the least,  he offers a good antidote to the seeping poison so 
widespread. 
 
There is entertainment here as well as potential armament. If more of us  
(you) buy the book and promote it, we (you) will be striking a righteous  
blow.
 
Robert Ettinger
 

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