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The repetitive freeze-thaw-in vivo and in vitro subculture method (RFTIVIVSCM) to indefinitely preserve human bone marrow and adipose tissue derived mesenchymat stromal cells (MSCs) for regenerative medicine.

• Author(s) : SUMIDA S., KITAMURA T., MOTOMURA N., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/09/08
• Languages : English
• Source: 2^nd IIR Workshop on cold applications in life sciences.
• Formats : PDF

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Importance of controlled ice formation for efficient cell biobanking.

• Author(s) : LAUTERBOECK L., GRYSHKOV O., HOFMANN N., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/09/08
• Languages : English
• Source: 2^nd IIR Workshop on cold applications in life sciences.
• Formats : PDF

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New recommendations for the quality and safety of tissues and cells for clinical application and its significance for the practice of tissue establishments performing cryopreservation.

• Author(s) : MERICKA P., JANDOVA M., GREGOR J., STERBA L.
• Publication date: 2021/10/05
• Languages : English
• Source: Cryogenics 2021 online. Proceedings of the 16^th IIR International Conference, October 5-7, 2021.
• Formats : PDF

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Increased qualitative and quantitative requirements put on haematopoietic cell establishments as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic – own experience.

• Author(s) : MERICKA P., GREGOR J., JANDOVA M., LÁNSKÁ M., RADOCHA J., STERBA L.
• Publication date: 2021/10/05
• Languages : English
• Source: Cryogenics 2021 online. Proceedings of the 16^th IIR International Conference, October 5-7, 2021.
• Formats : PDF

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CRYOPRESERVATION OF AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW AND THE CLINICAL USE.

• Author(s) : SUMIDA S., et al.
• Publication date: 1991/08/10
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Survival, Marrow, Graft, Cryopreservation
• Source: New challenges in refrigeration. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress of Refrigeration, August 10-17, 1991, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• Formats : PDF

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STUDIES ON CRYOPRESERVATION OF BONE MARROW.

• Author(s) : LIU Z.
• Publication date: 1987/08/24
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cancer, Freezing rate, Survival, Marrow, Leukemia, Cryopreservation
• Source: Development in refrigeration, refrigeration for development. Proceedings of the XVIIth international Congress of Refrigeration.
• Formats : PDF

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Modification of the state of bone marrow hematopoietic cells after cryopreservation.

• Author(s) : GOLTSEV A. N., BABENKO N. N., DUBRAVA T. G., et al.
• Publication date: 2006/05
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cell, Metabolism, Bone, Marrow, Cryopreservation
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 29 - n. 3
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Characterisation of cryopreserved cells freshly isolated from human bone marrow.

• Author(s) : RUST P. A., TINGERIDES C., CANNON S. R., et al.
• Publication date: 2006/01
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cell, Liquid nitrogen, Marrow, Man, Cryogenics, Cryopreservation
• Source: CryoLetters - vol. 27 - n. 1

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CRYOPRESERVED BONE MARROW CELLS IN HUMAN TRANSPLANTATION: FUNCTIONAL AND CLINICAL RESULTS.

• Author(s) : BEAUJEAN F.
• Publication date: 1983/08/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cryoprotectant, Cancer, DMSO, Marrow, Leukemia, Graft, Cryopreservation
• Source: [Refrigeration serving humanity]. Proceedings of the XVI^th international Congress of Refrigeration.
• Formats : PDF

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Measurement of water transport characteristics of bone marrow stromal stem cells.

• Author(s) : YANG P. F., CHANG Z., WANG X., et al.
• Publication date: 2007/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cell, Measurement, Heat transfer, Bone, Marrow, Expérimentation, Cryopreservation, Water
• Source: ICR 2007. Refrigeration Creates the Future. Proceedings of the 22^nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration.
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Effect of microwave thawing on the viability of mice bone marrow cells cryopreserved by vitrification.

[In Chinese. / En chinois.]

• Author(s) : HU J., YANG Q., HUANG P., et al.
• Publication date: 2008/08
• Languages : Chinese
• Keywords : Vitrification, Thawing, Cell, Microwave, Mouse, Marrow, Expérimentation, Cryopreservation
• Source: Journal of Refrigeration - vol. 29 - n. 4
• Formats : PDF

Study on contaminant control in bone marrow transplantation ward under horizontal and vertical laminar flow.

• Author(s) : WU Y. L., CHAO H. H., LIN R. Y.
• Publication date: 2013/06/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Contamination, Ventilation, Simulation, Operating theatre, Bone, Marrow, Hospital, Control (generic), Air conditioning
• Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Formats : PDF

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SEPARATION AND CRYOPRESERVATION OF HUMAN MYELOID PROGENITOR CELLS.

• Author(s) : MCGANN L. E.
• Publication date: 1983/08/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cell, Cancer, Marrow, Leukemia, Cryopreservation
• Source: [Refrigeration serving humanity]. Proceedings of the XVI^th international Congress of Refrigeration.
• Formats : PDF

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EFFECTS OF CRYOPRESERVATION ON HAEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS DIFFERENTIATION AND T-DIFFERENTIATING LYMPHOCYTES FUNCTION.

• Author(s) : IGNASHOVA L. P.
• Publication date: 1987/08/24
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Lymphocyte, Lymph, Mouse, Blood, Marrow, Graft, Cryopreservation
• Source: Development in refrigeration, refrigeration for development. Proceedings of the XVIIth international Congress of Refrigeration.
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Surface markers of colony forming marrow cells cryopreserved at -196°C since 1974, and the differentiation to dendritic cells and others, and the functional activity of the marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells.

• Author(s) : SUMIDA S., KITAMUEA T., MOTOMURA N., et al.
• Publication date: 2011/08/21
• Languages : English
• Source: Proceedings of the 23^rd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Prague, Czech Republic, August 21-26, 2011. Overarching theme: Refrigeration for Sustainable Development.
• Formats : PDF

New temperature-controlled facility at Memphis International Airport

FedEx Express is breaking ground on a new cold-storage facility.

• Publication date : 2013/11/20

IEA “Net Zero by 2050” roadmap: the role of the refrigeration sector

In its latest report, the IEA stresses that the path to net‐zero emissions by 2050 is narrow. In this context, the refrigeration sector, including heat pumps, has an important role to play. 

• Publication date : 2021/06/29
• Subjects: Environment

Legionnaires’ disease

Two outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease are in the news: - Thirteen deaths have occurred among 85 patients who contracted Legionnaires' disease in the northern French prefecture of Pas-de-Calais. The main cause of the outbreak is a cooling tower at...

• Publication date : 2004/04/28

The Kyoto Protocol will enter into force February 16, 2005

With Russia's official ratification of the Kyoto climate treaty on Thursday November 18, 2004, the Kyoto Protocol can, 7 years after its signature, enter in to force. The Russian permanent representative to the UN, Andrey Denisov, formally handed...

• Publication date : 2004/11/25

Mobile Air Conditioning: R&D is intensifying

The Mobile Air-Conditioning sector (MAC) is currently in the news. On January 31, 2006, the European Parliament and the Council reached agreement on a Directive (to be transposed at national level) "relating to emissions from air-conditioning...

• Publication date : 2006/05/05

ICR 2019: an overview of current refrigeration research (part II)

Presentation of the main scientific and technical topics covered in the papers of the 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration and summary of some of the 14 keynotes.

• Publication date : 2019/09/30
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

Out of ordinary: Oldest Ice Skates?

The oldest pair of skates known date from about 3000 BC and were found at the bottom of a lake in Switzerland. They were made from the leg bones of large animals, holes were bored at each end of the bone and leather straps were used to tie the...

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

Natural refrigerants in emerging countries: GTZ

Within the International Climate Initiative, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) is implementing a project aiming to introduce R290 (propane) room air-conditioning systems in China in order to replace HCFC-22. Endowed...

• Publication date : 2010/03/07

Refrigerants Naturally

During the conference Refrigerants Naturally held by UNEP and Greenpeace on June 22, 2004 in Brussels, Belgium, three companies reported on their global environmental actions and presented their objectives in this field: - Coca-Cola (Jeff...

• Publication date : 2004/11/10

The French air-conditioning market is growing significantly

According to Clim'info, in France, sales of individual air conditioners (with capacities below 17.5 kW) have undergone a very strong progression - about 40% - in 2003 compared with 2002. Sales of small mobile units, in particular, have benefited...

• Publication date : 2004/07/15

CHEs in heat pumps

In its Annex 33, "Compact Heat Exchangers in Heat Pumping Equipment" issued in September 2010, the Heat Pump Programme details the benefits of using compact heat exchangers (CHEs): . Improved heat exchanger thermal effectiveness: thermal...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

China’s largest port-base cold chain project

With a state-of-the-art mega-refrigerated warehouse project, the port of Nansha in southern China will be ready to meet the growing logistics needs of the cold chain in the region.

• Publication date : 2020/10/22

Optimisation of a heat pump for satellite cooling

Satellites are deployed into near earth orbit in order to provide a platform for a wide range of missions, including telecommunications systems, surveillance systems and astronomical systems.These systems have seen a large increase in...

• Publication date : 2015/06/19

Successful test of a dilution refrigerator for quantum computers

IBM scientists have succeeded in cooling a quantum computer chip to a temperature of 25 mK using a large-scale dilution refrigerator. 

• Publication date : 2022/10/27
• Subjects: Technology

Cooling the world’s largest supercomputers

Direct liquid cooling is a highly energy-efficient solution for cooling supercomputers capable of performing millions or billions of billions of calculations per second. Here are two examples in the United States and France.

• Publication date : 2019/12/30

Upcoming IIR events: Ohrid

Ammonia Refrigeration Technology for Today and Tomorrow, the second IIR event in this series, will be held on April 19-21, 2007 in Ohrid, Macedonia (FYROM). Register:

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Upcoming IIR events: Ohrid

Ammonia Refrigeration Technology for Today and Tomorrow, the second IIR event in this series, will be held on April 19-21, 2007 in Ohrid, Macedonia (FYROM). Present a paper and/or register:

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Upcoming IIR events: Ohrid

Following a very successful initial event held in April 2005, Ammonia Refrigeration Technology for Today and Tomorrow, the second IIR event in this series, will be held on April 19-21, 2007 in Ohrid, Macedonia (FYROM). Main themes include: design...

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

CIAR 2022 in Lisbon – Call for abstracts ends October 1!

From May 4-6, 2022, the Portuguese capital of Lisbon will be the stage for the long-awaited event in the air conditioning sector; CIAR 2022 - XVI Ibero-American Congress of Air Conditioning and...

• Publication date : 2021/08/27
• Subjects: Technology

Abstract submissions open for the IIR Cold Chain Conference 2020

Submit your abstracts online today for the next International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain

• Publication date : 2019/09/19

Initiatives to celebrate World Refrigeration Day

Find out what initiatives are being organised worldwide to celebrate the first World Refrigeration Day on 26 June 2019.

• Publication date : 2019/05/21

New IIR logo and website: Take a look!

The IIR is pleased to announce the launch of its new brand identity and website.

• Publication date : 2020/03/03

Yokohama e yokoso !

From 16 to 22 August 2015, the IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR), recognised internationally as a milestone refrigeration event, will bring together key refrigeration stakeholders from across the globe at the Pacifico Yokohama...

• Publication date : 2015/08/18

IC2015 Workshops: An opportunity to join, share and build together

ICR2015: A chance to actively participate in the innovation of refrigeration.

• Publication date : 2015/06/17

Commission C2: paving the way on food science & engineering

Coordinated by the Science and Technology Council, Commission C2 focuses on research and breakthrough technologies related to food science and engineering.

• Publication date : 2015/04/01

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Global cold storage capacity

This table presents the cold storage capacity in about 50 countries, based on data from the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA).

• Last update : 2021/12/06
• Langues : English
• Themes : Refrigerated storage: economics and statistics

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Heat pump stock in Europe

This table presents the stock of installed heat pumps, the CO2 emissions avoided and the number of jobs in the heat pump sector in Europe.

• Last update : 2021/12/14
• Langues : English
• Themes : Heat pumps, energy recovery: economics and statistics

Global HFC emissions from the refrigeration sector

This table shows HFC emissions from the refrigeration sector – including air conditioning – in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent for about 40 countries that are signatories...

• Last update : 2022/01/20
• Langues : English
• Themes : General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…)

Thermophysical properties of HFC refrigerants

Thermophysical properties of over 100 HFC refrigerants, including single-component and blends.

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English
• Themes : HFCs, HFO et HCFO, Blends

Thermophysical properties of HFO refrigerants

Thermophysical properties of over 50 HFO refrigerants, including single-component and blends.

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English
• Themes : HFO et HCFO, Blends

Thermophysical properties of hydrocarbon refrigerants

Thermophysical properties of over 20 hydrocarbon refrigerants, including single-component and blends.

• Last update : 2022/06/17
• Langues : English
• Themes : Hydrocarbons, Blends

Cold storage conditions for fruits and vegetables

Practical recommendations for the cold storage of over 200 cultivars of fruits, vegetables and herbs (storage temperatures, relative humidity, storage time, controlled atmosphere...

• Last update : 2023/01/16
• Langues : French, English
• Themes : Fruit, Vegetables