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The use of propane/isopentane mixtures for rapid freezing of biological specimens
Author(s) -
Jehl B.,
Bauer R.,
Dörge A.,
Rick R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1981.tb02475.x
Subject(s) - isopentane , propane , liquid nitrogen , chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , engineering
SUMMARY The use of propane/isopentane mixtures as cooling media is proposed since they remain fluid at liquid nitrogen temperature. The attainable cooling rates are virtually identical to those obtained in liquid propane.