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Ultra-high cooling rate utilizing thin film evaporation

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: This research introduces a cell cryopreservation method, which utilizes thin film evaporation and provides an ultra-high cooling rate. The microstructured surface forming the thin film evaporation was fabricated from copper microparticles with an average diameter of 50 μm. Experimental results showed that a cooling rate of approximately 5[Formula: see text]10(4) °C/min was achieved in a temperature range from 10 °C to -187 °C. The current investigation will give birth to a cell cryopreservation method through vitrification with relatively low concentrations of cryoprotectants.

Source: Applied Physics Letters

DOI: 10.1063/1.4752253

Authors: Fengmin Su, Hongbin Ma, Xu Han, Hsiu-hung Chen, Bohan Tian

Institutions: Dalian Maritime University, University of Missouri

Language: English

Topic: nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions

Subfield: Atmospheric Science

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources

Award: Method and Device for Rodent Germplasm Vitrification