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Record 1 2002-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Vial Freezer, contained within one drawer of the Cryorack ... will support: a) storage and preservation of already frozen biological samples and supplies; b) ultra rapid cooling of various specimens, such as tissues, eggs and cells; c) transportation of specimens and supplies to and from orbit as well as to and from other ISS [International Space Station] racks ...

CONT

... the Vial Freezer [is] capable of storing up to 880 vials (2-ml or 5-ml), which is provided by AIR LIQUIDE ... The vial freezer can be easily extracted from the rack and operated at the Life Science Glovebox for rapid freezing (22 K/min) of liquid samples and ultra-rapid freezing (at 106 K/sec) of solid samples such as rat muscles or lettuce roots. The freezer is a super-insulated vacuum vessel cooled by a highly reliable Stirling machine ...

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

congélateur pour éprouvettes: terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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