Comparison of Probe Materials for Tissue Cryoablation: Operational Properties of Metal and Sapphire Cryoprobes
Irina N. Dolganova
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Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia
Osipyan Institute of Solid State Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow District, Chernogolovka, Russia
Paper #3505 received 30 Jun 2022; revised manuscript received 15 Oct 2022; accepted for publication 16 Oct 2022; published online 23 Nov 2022.
DOI: 10.18287/JBPE22.08.040501
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