Effect of formalin fixation on thermal conductivity of the biological tissue

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Kharalkar, Nachiket M ^a   Bauserman, Steven C ^b   Valvano, Jonathan W ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioheat transfer; Formaldehyde; Formalin fixation; Self heated thermistor; Tissue fixation; Tissue thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

BIO-HEAT TRANSFER; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; CLINICAL SETTINGS; FORMALIN; FORMALIN FIXATION; FRESH TISSUES; IN-VITRO; PATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; PORCINE AORTA; SELF-HEATED THERMISTOR; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TISSUE FIXATION;

FORMALDEHYDE; HISTOLOGY; PUMPS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMISTORS; THERMOANALYSIS;

TISSUE;

FORMALDEHYDE; FIXATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMISTOR; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; VISCERA;

SUS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; SWINE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCERA;

EID: 70349923277     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3147745     Document Type: Article

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