Table 2.
Analysis of Critical Isotherm Penetration, Volume, and Percentage of Frozen Mass Contained Within the Isotherm Following a 10/5/10 Freeze With the V-Probe in the TEM.
Average Lethal Isotherm Diameter, cm (SD) | Volume, cm3 | % of Iceball | ||||||
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First Freeze | Second Freeze | Second Freeze | Second Freeze | |||||
−20°C | −40°C | −20°C | −40°C | −20°C | −40°C | −20°C | −40°C | |
pTEM | 2.28 (±0.17) | 1.60 (±0.1) | 2.63 (±0.21) | 1.87 (±0.13) | 12.67 | 6.41 | 37.90 | 19.20 |
rTEM | 2.37 (±0.19) | 1.80 (±0.12) | 2.60 (±0.23) | 1.80 (±0.12) | 12.88 | 6.27 | 31.90 | 15.30 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.