This facility produces and provides Memorial researchers with access to liquid nitrogen and helium for a wide variety of research instrumentation. It is critical there be a constant supply available for regular "fills" of devices operating at low temperature.
Liquid nitrogen applications at Memorial University:
- Preservation of irreplacceable cell lines for cancer research and immunology.
- Tissue grinding and clinical applications.
- Instrumentation
- Cold traps for vacuum line and pump applications
- Multi-dimensional High filed NMR
- SQUID magnetometer and 5T magnet
- Magnetic resonance
- Cryostat in the Ultrasonic Lab for Elastic and Magnetic Properties of Materials
As the plant was "extendible" the university later just needed to add a second SPC-1 cryogenerator in order to doubel their capacity from 12 to 24 ltr/hr.
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