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Engineering-based contributions in cryobiology.

Author(s) : DILLER K. R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

One area of focus in cryobiology that engineers have emphasized is the design of new apparatus, including both experimental instrumentation and clinical diagnostic and therapeutic devices. Among these are low-temperature cryomicroscopy stages and mass diffusion chambers, which now are often used in conjunction with digital image analysis algorithms to quantify changes to individual cells and tissues elicited during the process being studied. Other applications include the development of novel measurement techniques for assessing system properties and states during freezing and thawing. In cryosurgery and in cryopreservation new probes and apparatus have been designed to provide more accurate and effective processes to achieve clinical objectives. Equally important and complementary to the design of hardware is the development of analytical models.

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  • Original title: Engineering-based contributions in cryobiology.
  • Record ID : 1998-1956
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryobiology - vol. 34 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1997/06

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