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Appendix G: Vitrification of Blastocysts Using VitriBlastTM and ThermoBlastTM: Nidacon
Anna Niläng Laessker1, Thorir Hardarsson2, Ann-Sofie Forsberg3
1Product Development, Nidacon International AB, Flöjelbergsgatan 16b, 43137, Mölndal, Sweden. anna@nidacon.com.
Abstract:
This appendix describes the vitrification of blastocysts using VitriBlast™ (VBK) and ThermoBlast™ (TBK) from Nidacon, Mölndal, Sweden. The technique used and the reason for not including DMSO in the medium at the production stage, but including it separately in the kit, and the importance of collapsing the blastocyst prior to vitrification will be explained and described.
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