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QUICK SNAP FREEZER [1 record]

Record 1 2007-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The -196°C Quick/Snap Freezer is a portable -196°C freezer capable of vitrifying small tissue samples and quick freezing medium sized contained samples while being operated in the Life Science Glovebox.

CONT

The Quick/Snap Freezer will be used to cool all samples before they are inserted into the storage freezer and will also provide a means to transport cooled samples between the Life Sciences Glovebox, the X-ray Crystallography Facility, and the Cryogenic Storage Freezer. It will "quick freeze" 2 ml (0.1 in.n) contained samples and ultra-rapidly freeze ("snap freeze") small (1 x 2 x 1 mm or 0.04 x 0.08 x 0.04 in.) tissue samples. The unit will be accessible from within the work volume of the Life Science Glovebox.

OBS

quick/snap freezer: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • quick snap freezer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

congélateur ultra-rapide : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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