Essentials of Tissue Banking

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 TedEastlundandMartellK. Winters vii viii Contents Part IV Ensuring Quality by 12 Establishing a Quality System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 ScottA. Bru