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ISSN Online: 2377-424X

ISBN Print: 0-89116-559-2

International Heat Transfer Conference 8
August, 17-22, 1986, San Francisco, USA

RECENT ADVANCES IN CRYOPRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANS AND IN CRYOSURGERY

Get access (open in a dialog) DOI: 10.1615/IHTC8.2510
pages 307-316

Sinopsis

Different freezing protocols can be used to preserve biological tissue in a frozen state (cryopreservation) or to destroy biological tissue selectively (cryosurgery). This paper contains a historical survey of achievements in cryopreservation of organs and in cryosurgery. The survey is followed by a description of recent studies on the mechanism of heat and mass transfer responsible for damage to biological material during freezing and by a summary of studies on the heat and mass transfer phenomena which occur during cryopreservation of whole organs. This is followed by the description of the experimental research which led to the successful application of ultrasonically monitored cryosurgery to the treatment of cancer in the liver.