Bencystor
Bencystor is a term used in speculative biology and concept discussions to describe a device or engineered system that promotes and stabilizes encystment in biological material for storage and transport. The idea combines bench-top laboratory context with the cyst formation process, yielding a portable means to induce a dormant, resilient state in cells, tissues, or microorganisms.
The word bencystor is formed from bench (laboratory work) and cyst, with the -or suffix indicating an
In principle, a bencystor would create or maintain conditions that drive encystment, followed by protective stabilization
Proponents envision uses in field sample preservation, long-term storage without cold chain, rapid deployment in disaster
Encystment, cryptobiosis, biobanking, lyophilization.
There is no widely accepted standard definition or proven, widely adopted implementation of a bencystor as