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PORTABLE FREEZER [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Cold Storage
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
CONT

After a COVID-19 vaccine leaves the manufacturing facility, it will embark on potentially the most challenging of segments on its way to the patient. Transferring the vaccine from the storage freezer to a container, to a portable freezer and then to the distribution center must occur while maintaining the optimal freezing temperatures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Entreposage frigorifique
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte de mercancías
  • Almacenaje frigorífico
  • Congelación y refrigeración
CONT

Un congelador portátil es necesario para transportar vacunas, medicamentos, sustancias especiales, sustancias que requieren bajas temperaturas y más.

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Record 2 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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