vitrification

Noun

Meaning

Same as Vitrifaction.

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Actual cryonics organizations use vitrification without a chemical fixation step, citation sacrificing some structural preservation quality for less damage at the molecular level. Source: Internet

Cryobiologist Dayong Gao states that "we simply don't know if (subjects have) been damaged to the point where they've 'died' during vitrification because the subjects are now inside liquid nitrogen canisters." Source: Internet

Bulk vitrification uses electrodes to melt soil and wastes, which are then buried underground. citation In Germany a vitrification plant is in use; this is treating the waste from a small demonstration reprocessing plant which has since been closed down. Source: Internet

Cryopreservation may be accomplished by freezing, freezing with cryoprotectant to reduce ice damage, or by vitrification to avoid ice damage. Source: Internet

Other mineral compounds in the clay may act as fluxes which lower the vitrification temperature of bodies. Source: Internet

The plant was originally scheduled to be operational by 2011, with vitrification completed by 2028. Source: Internet

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