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Esophageal Heat Transfer for Patient Temperature Control and Targeted Temperature Management
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2017
This study presents a novel method to provide efficient patient temperature control for cooling or warming patients. A single use, triple lumen device is placed into the esophagus, analogous to a standard orogastric tube, and connects to existing heat exchange units to perform automatic patient temperature management.
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Studying the Protein Quality Control System of D. discoideum Using Temperature-controlled Live Cell Imaging
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2016
The social amoebae Dictyostelium discoideum has recently been established as a system to study protein misfolding and proteostasis. Here, we describe a new imaging-based methodology to study temperature-induced protein aggregation and the cellular stress response in D. discoideum.
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Controlling the Size, Shape and Stability of Supramolecular Polymers in Water
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2012
The goal of this experiment is to determine and control the size, shape and stability of self-assembled discotic amphiphiles in water. For aqueous based supramolecular polymers such level of control is very difficult. We apply a strategy using both repulsive and attractive interactions. The experimental techniques applied to characterize this system are broadly applicable.
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Physical Methods for Controlling Microbial Growth: Temperature
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2025
Heat is a widely used method to control microbial growth by targeting and denaturing cellular proteins, thereby killing or inactivating microbes. This method's effectiveness is quantified using parameters such as the thermal death point (TDP), thermal death time (TDT), and decimal reduction time (D value). TDP represents the lowest temperature at which all microorganisms in a liquid suspension are eliminated within 10 minutes, whereas TDT is the time necessary to achieve sterilization at a...
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Temperature-Controlled Assembly and Characterization of a Droplet Interface Bilayer
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2021
This protocol details the use of a feedback temperature-controlled heating system to promote lipid monolayer assembly and droplet interface bilayer formation for lipids with elevated melting temperatures, and capacitance measurements to characterize temperature-driven changes in the membrane.
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A temperature sensor detects whether the water has moved away from the defined set point. The feedback controller uses that information to direct the heater or cooling system to adjust energy transfer in the appropriate direction. This response corrects deviations as they occur, helping keep the experimental environment stable rather than relying on a fixed, unmonitored setting.
The set point provides a consistent thermal reference for procedures in which temperature can alter biological behavior or measurement stability. If conditions drift, neural activity and experimental outcomes may vary for thermal reasons rather than because of the treatment or biological difference under study. Holding the reference constant strengthens comparisons among samples and supports reproducibility across laboratories.
Reliability depends on the coordinated operation of the temperature sensor, feedback controller, and heater or cooling system. The sensor must detect deviations, while the controller must respond by changing energy transfer so the water returns toward the set point. When these components function together, temperature-driven variation is reduced in the experimental environment, improving the stability of biological measurements.
First, establish the defined temperature set point for the experimental environment. A sensor then monitors the water, and the feedback controller responds when the measured condition deviates from that reference. The system may add or remove energy through heating or cooling to restore the intended condition. Maintaining this process during the procedure helps standardize the thermal conditions experienced by the preparation or solution.
They are useful during tissue preparation, electrophysiology, and related neuroscience procedures where thermal conditions can influence neural activity or measurement stability. Applying temperature control to the bath or perfusion solution helps keep samples exposed to comparable conditions. That consistency allows researchers to distinguish effects associated with the experimental design from variation introduced by changing water temperature.
Consistent control reduces temperature-driven variation in neural activity and experimental measurements. As a result, researchers can make more meaningful comparisons across samples, treatments, and laboratories instead of interpreting differences that arise from unequal thermal conditions. The main benefit is improved reproducibility, because repeated procedures are performed within a more standardized environment.