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. 2021 Jul 15;3(3):83–95. doi: 10.2991/chi.k.210703.002

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The first programmed freezing apparatus. (A) « Cryoson » (Midden Beemster, The Netherlands) used at Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, from 1974 to 1995. (B) Nicool, the freezing apparatus from “Air liquid” used afterward. (C) The ideal freezing curve with a −1°C/min constant cooling rate and supercooling at the release of the heat of fusion to avoid thermic shock.