Keeping Medicines Cool Without Electircity

Multimedia · Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1186796

McCormick, Bruce; Coker, Eric

The NanoQ container uses ice and nanoporous insulating material to maintain temperatures required for long-term storage of vaccines in remote areas. Yet how can ice be produced without electricity or batteries?

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 1186796
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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