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Industry: Cryopreservation

Cryopreservation

[xPing / Ripple] Historical Analysis for Live Anomaly Detection on Ripple’s Blockchain

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Team: Ravi Bhandia (IEOR), Charles Garnot (CEE), Yijun Liang (IEOR), Fuhua Liu (IEOR), Francesco Piccoli (IEOR), Salome Schwarz (CEE), Yuyang Zhao (IEOR) Advisors: Doug Purdy (xPring / Ripple), Paul Grigas (IEOR) Since 2017, the beginning of speculation over cryptocurrencies, price volatility has become a barrier for daily use of cryptocurrencies, including Ripple’s XRP. In order… Read More »

Cryotechnology for 3D Bioprinting and Isochoric Preservation of Tissues and Organs

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Increasing access to tissues and organs for millions through on demand 3D bioprinting and quadrupling current preservation times. Team: Alvina Kam (MSE), Chetanya Jain (BioE) Advisor: Boris Rubinsky (ME), Matthew Powell-Palm (ME), Gideon Ukpai (ME) Only 10% of patients worldwide in need of an organ receive one, while the window of organ delivery is currently… Read More »

A Novel Device for Organ Preservation

Cryopreservation

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Project Description Long-term preservation of biological organs using cryopreservation (sub-zero temperature preservation) techniques could revolutionize organ transplantation. Currently the average preservation time of kidneys, livers, and hearts are 72, 8, and 6 hours, respectively. Increasing this time will allow for the transplantation of vital organs to thousands of individuals that need help, and also slow the… Read More »