**Meet the editor**

Igor I. Katkov, PhD, is a "seasoned" cryobiologist with more than 30 years of experience in the field. He received his MSc and PhD diplomas in Kharkov, Ukraine. He has collaborated with many prominent cryobiologists, including P. Mazur, F. Ostashko, V. Grischenko, the Isachenkos, and many others. Dr Katkov has more than 130 publications and is actively working in the

fields of hyper-fast kinetic vitrification, osmotic modeling, cryopreservation of adherent cells, and many other fields related to fundamental cryobiology, assisted reproduction and regenerative medicine. Igor Ivanovich is a renowned scientist and a member of Editorial Boards of the "Cryo Letters" and "Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine" journals. His hobbies are falconry, wildlife, sharp shooting, World history and "structure of vacuum".

Contents

**Preface IX** 

**Part 1 Stem Cells and Cryopreservation in Regenerative Medicine 1** 

Mohammad Hadi Bahadori

Chapter 1 **Cryopreservation of Rat Bone Marrow Derived** 

Chapter 2 **Cryopreservation of Adherent Smooth Muscle** 

Chapter 3 **Cryopreserved Musculoskeletal Tissue Bank** 

and Lucas da Silva C. Pereira

Chapter 4 **Validation of Primary Packaging for** 

and Lucas da Silva Pereira

Luiz Augusto U. Santos, Alberto T. Croci,

**Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Two Conventional and Open-Pulled Straw Vitrification Methods 3** 

**and Endothelial Cells with Disaccharides 17**  Lia H. Campbell and Kelvin G.M. Brockbank

**in Dentistry: State of the Art and Perspectives 37** 

Nilson Roberto Armentano, Zeffer Gueno de Oliveira, Arlete M.M. Giovani, Ana Cristina Ferreira Bassit, Graziela Guidoni Maragni, Thais Queiróz Santolin

**Cryopreserved Musculoskeletal Tissues 69** 

Chapter 5 **Cryopreservation – A Viable Alternative in Preparation** 

Antônio Guilherme P. Garofo, Wagner Castropil, Luiz Augusto U. Santos, Marco K. Demange, José Ricardo Pécora and Alberto T. Crocci

Alexandre C. Bitar, Caio Oliveira D'Elia,

Luiz Augusto Ubirajara Santos, Rosa Maria Vercelino Alves, Alberto T. Croci, Fábio Gomes Teixeira, Paulo Henrique Kiyataka, Marisa Padula, Mary Ângela Fávaro Perez, Monica Beatriz Mathor, Renata Miranda Parca, Arlete M.M. Giovani, Cesar Augusto Martins Pereira, Graziela Guidoni Maragni, Thais Queiróz Santolin

**for Use of Allografts in Knee Ligament Reconstruction 91** 
