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Carbon dioxide escaping from a pressure bottle with a condensation point of -78.5 °C.
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Cryosurgery in open spray or closed procedure.
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In the shaped state, solid carbon dioxide can be used e.g. as pellets ("dry ice") for cooling tissue samples, cell cultures and cryostat sections on slides. Solid carbon dioxide is often used as a coolant when shipping frozen substances or materials.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer