Fig. 4: Porcine Liver Vitrification.
From: Physical vitrification and nanowarming at liter-scale CPA volumes: toward organ cryopreservation
Photos of a representative porcine liver a, d (left) before (T = 4°C) and b, c, e, f (right) after vitrification (T = −150 °C). The pattern in the vitrified liver was due to the cryobag placement on a supporting mesh in the control rate freezer (CRF) (see Fig. S7B). The cryobag was removed for the vitrified liver photo in b, e to reduce glare and get a clear photo. Rightmost photos c, f of a center cross-section of vitrified bisected pig liver. Yellow dashed line in b, e represents the location of an orthogonal bisection in liver. Blue (*) indicates perihilar and fatty tissue whereas blue (‡) denotes the cryobag. Blue (†) denotes some surface ice condensation that occurred between storage and photography in the bottom bisected liver.
