@Article{SilvaForSanSutSat:2016:EvNePr,
               author = "Silva, N{\'a}talie St{\'e}phanie Miguel and Forseto, Adriana dos 
                         Santos and Santos, Vagner Rog{\'e}rio dos and Suterio, Ricardo 
                         and Sato, Elcio Hideo",
          affiliation = "{Universidade de S{\~a}o Paulo (USP)} and {Sorocaba 
                         Ophthalmologic Hospital} and {COGNI Company of S{\~a}o Jos{\'e} 
                         dos Campos} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} 
                         and {Universidade de S{\~a}o Paulo (USP)}",
                title = "Evaluation of new prototype for corneal transportation in eye 
                         banking",
              journal = "The International Journal of Eye Banking",
                 year = "2016",
               volume = "4",
               number = "1",
                pages = "1--5",
                month = "Mar.",
             keywords = "corneal transplant, Peltier effect, thermal box, transport of the 
                         cornea, shipping containers.",
             abstract = "Purpose: To assess thermal control of a new prototype for 
                         transporting donor corneas and compare it to the traditional 
                         method. Methods: The prototype, comprised of a Peltier effect 
                         cell, was compared to a polypropylene thermal box containing a 
                         vegetable cellulose-based refrigerant thermogel, preservative, and 
                         water wrapped in polyethylene rigid packaging. The required 
                         temperature for corneal transport (2°-8°C) was measured. Both 
                         methods were monitored four times for thermal stability based on 
                         temperature measurements every 30 minutes for 36 hours. The 
                         measurements were recorded and compared using a data logger. 
                         Results: The mean latency period for reaching 8°C was 21.0 ± 1.4 
                         minutes for the polypropylene thermal box and 19.0 ± 1.0 minutes 
                         for the prototype. The prototype had an average thermal stability 
                         of 2.6 ± 0.5ºC without a gradual temperature increase. In two of 
                         the four measurements, the assessed values were within the range 
                         of 2ºC to 8ºC. In the polypropylene box, the upper limit was 
                         exceeded after an average of 14.8 ± 4.0 hours (range, 10-19 hours) 
                         and the temperature increased was gradual and irreversible. 
                         Conclusion: The prototype maintained the thermal stability within 
                         a recommended temperature range for 36 hours, which was superior 
                         to the results obtained with the polypropylene thermal box. The 
                         prototype may be more suitable for corneal transportation over 
                         long distances and internationally.",
                 issn = "2161-5446",
                label = "lattes: 8464326901644595 4 SilvaForSanSutSat:2016:EvNePr",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "silva_evaluation.pdf",
                  url = "http://eyebankingjournal.org/article/evaluation-new-prototype-corneal-transportation-eye-banking/",
        urlaccessdate = "27 abr. 2024"
}