[The development of the assortment and requirements of the tissue bank of the District Institute for Blood Donation and Transfusion Leipzig].

Since the foundation of the tissue bank at the District Institute for Blood Donation--and Transfusion Service of Leipzig in 1966 the range of production and the assortment of nonvital tissue transplants has considerably increased. The amount of clinical establishments and their requirements is considerably increased, in which the realization of demands is not always possible without waiting periods. The main tissue conservation method is the cryo-drying. Besides the extreme cooling and cryo-preservation were used. Problems of transportation of cooled tissue conserves were discussed.