title: Radiofrequency and microwave dielectric properties of aqueous cryoprotectant agents: dimethyl sulphoxide and 2,3-butanediol.
abstract: Earlier work on the dielectric properties of cryoprotectant agents is extended using a modified measuring cell and method of data reduction yielding results more efficiently over a temperature range from -75 to +25 degrees C at frequencies from 27 MHz to 3 GHz. Dimethyl sulphoxide and butanediol are investigated at lower aqueous concentrations than previously and the implications for electromagnetic rewarming of cryopreserved materials are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University Engineering Department, Cambridge, UK. se@eng.cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: bin Azeman
mesh_terms: D002072:Butylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003451:Cryoprotective Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D005615:Freezing; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008872:Microwaves; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002072:Butylene Glycols; D003451:Cryoprotective Agents; C026978:2,3-butylene glycol; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide