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Cryonics is where the whole body is cooled down to sub-zero temperatures, infused with cryoprotectants - which is similar to antifreeze - to prevent ice crystal formation, then preserved in liquid nitrogen.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

These cryoprotectants, as they are known, dilute the water molecules in a viscous fluid that discourages ice crystal formation.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023

The winner, Peter Kilbride of University College, London, devised an ingenious vitrification method that uses tiny particles of silicon dioxide—sand, in essence—in lieu of the usual, potentially toxic cryoprotectants.

From Economist • Feb. 4, 2016

Unfortunately, the most common cryoprotectants are toxic to human tissues at high concentrations.

From Scientific American • Mar. 4, 2015

One of two current methods, 'slow-freezing', involves dehydrating the egg using chemical cryoprotectants, then cooling it slowly to induce the formation of ice outside it.

From Nature • Aug. 24, 2011