Purpose Vitrification permits long-term banking of oocytes and embryos. It is a technically
challenging procedure requiring direct handling and movement of cells between potentially …

The ideal cryopreservation protocol would combine the benefits of slow freezing with the
benefits of vitrification. This report describes a method for the ultra-rapid vitrification of …

Embryos and oocytes were first successfully cryopreserved more than 30 years ago, when
Whittingham et al. 1 and Wilmut 2 separately described that mouse embryos could be frozen …

Cryopreservation describes techniques that permit freezing and subsequent warming of
biological samples without loss of viability. The application of cryopreservation in assisted …

Rodent transgenesis and human‐assisted reproductive programs involve multistep handling
of preimplantation embryos. The efficacy of production and quality of results from …

Vitrification has been successfully applied in the cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos. It
can be achieved either by direct (open system) or indirect (closed system) contact with liquid …

Vitrification is currently a well-established technique for the cryopreservation of oocytes and
embryos. It can be achieved either by direct (open systems) or indirect (closed systems) …

The predictable answer to the provocative question of whether programmable freezers are
still needed in the embryo laboratory is an even more provocative 'no'. However, such a …

Purpose To compare two vitrification methods and two warming methods for human oocyte
vitrification using a high security closed device in terms of survival, fertilization and embryo …

Purpose High survival rates and clinical outcomes similar to those from fresh oocytes and
blastocysts have been observed with open oocyte vitrification systems. It has been …