Iran-Made Cryostat Device Able to Freeze Human Tissue Samples
“A cryostat is a tool used to freeze human tissue samples and cut them microscopically, which has greatly helped specialist doctors in the immediate diagnosis of lesions,” said Yasser Mehdizadeh, the managing director of a knowledge-based company.
“Meantime, the freeze cut of the device is also useful for immunofluorescence and enzyme immunochemistry studies. Another useful application is in staining some carbohydrates and lipids in the tissue,” he added.
Mehdizadeh pointed out that production of the cryostat device in the world was a revolution in the pathology industry and left a significant impact on the early and timely diagnosis and treatment of diseases, saying, “We are happy that we succeeded in designing the cryostat device with the most advanced tools and technology in the world and provided a high quality device to the consumers by using the domestic capacities.”
A cryostat is a device used to maintain low cryogenic temperatures of samples or devices mounted within the cryostat. Low temperatures may be maintained within a cryostat by using various refrigeration methods, most commonly using cryogenic fluid bath such as liquid helium.
Hence it is usually assembled into a vessel, similar in construction to a vacuum flask or Dewar. Cryostats have numerous applications within science, engineering, and medicine.
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