TY - CHAP AU - Enrique Criado Scholz ED - Igor I. Katkov Y1 - 2012-03-14 PY - 2012 T1 - The Problem of Contamination: Open vs. Closed vs. Semi-Closed Vitrification Systems N2 - Almost a decade has passed since the last textbook on the science of cryobiology, Life in the Frozen State, was published. Recently, there have been some serious tectonic shifts in cryobiology which were perhaps not seen on the surface but will have a profound effect on both the future of cryobiology and the development of new cryopreservation methods. We feel that it is time to revise the previous paradigms and dogmas, discuss the conceptually new cryobiological ideas, and introduce the recently emerged practical protocols for cryopreservation. The present books, "Current Frontiers in Cryobiology" and "Current Frontiers in Cryopreservation" will serve the purpose. This is a global effort by scientists from 27 countries from all continents and we hope it will be interesting to a wide audience. BT - Current Frontiers in Cryopreservation SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/36556 DO - 10.5772/36556 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-10 ER -