We think vaccines are pretty cool. Unlike most medicines, which treat or cure diseases, vaccines actually prevent them. Thanks to vaccines, many life-threatening diseases have now been nearly eradicated. However, with great power comes great responsibility; effective vaccines require careful temperature control from creation to administration to remain effective. How Do Vaccines Work? Vaccines contain the same germs that cause disease. (For example, measles vaccines contain the measles virus) That may sound a little scary, but the germs in vaccines have been either killed or carefully weakened enough to not make the recipient sick. Some vaccines even contain just part […]
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Heat Sinks and Process Cooling
Heat sinks are specialized heat exchangers that use the laws of thermodynamics to remove waste heat from these devices. Heat sinks come in a huge range of shapes, sizes, layouts, and compositions. However, the basic concept remains the same across the board.
