title: Protection of temperature sensitive biomedical products using molecular alloys as phase change material.
abstract: In this paper we present an example of the application of molecular alloys for thermal protection of biomedical products during transport or storage. Particularly, thermal protection of blood elements have been considered at different temperatures. All steps from basic research to marketing have been addressed. The high latent heat of fusion of the components allows us to propose molecular alloys as materials for thermal energy storage and also for thermal protection over a large range of temperatures, which can be used in many industrial sectors.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Physique Moléculaire et Optique Hertziene, CNRS-Université Bordeaux I, 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France. dmondiei@cribx1.u-bordeaux.fr <dmondiei@cribx1.u-bordeaux.fr>
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mondieig
authors.forename: Fazil
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rajabalee
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laprie
authors.forename: Harry A J
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Oonk
authors.forename: Thereza
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Calvet
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cuevas-Diarte
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003460:Crystallization; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D009930:Organic Chemicals