THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES OF BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS AND TISSUES.

Abstract

This report describes Geoscience's research on thermal and electrical conductivities of biological fluids and tissues for the Medicine and Dentistry Branch of the Office of Naval Research. Changes in the electrical conductivity of hemolyzed blood have been related to erythrocyte damage. The thermal conductivities of aqueous and vitreous humor were determined. The correlations between thermal conductivity and physical properties of biological tissues and fluids were studied. Preliminary investigations of the effect of freezing beef liver in liquid nitrogen on thermal conductivity have been conducted. The techniques of freezing blood in liquid nitrogen have been examined also. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608768

Entities

People

  • H. F. Poppendiek
  • J. R. Murphy
  • N. D. Greene
  • P. M. Morehouse
  • R. Randall

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood
  • Conductivity
  • Dentistry
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Erythrocytes
  • Freezing
  • Military Research
  • Nitrogen
  • Physical Properties
  • Thermal Conductivity

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.