Numerical simulation of cooling rates in vitrification systems used for oocyte cryopreservation

Cryobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-37

  Sansinena, M ^a   Santos, M V ^b   Zaritzky, N ^b   Chirife, J ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cooling rates; Cryopreservation; Finite element method; Heat transfer; Oocyte; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; COOLING; COOLING RATE; CRYOLEAF; CRYOLOOP; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOTOP; EQUIPMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MINIFLEX; OOCYTE CRYOPRESERVATION; OPEN PULLED STRAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; OOCYTES; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79958835904     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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