Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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877259 | Medical Engineering & Physics | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We measured the specific heat of liver tissue in vitro by uniformly heating liver samples between two electrodes. We insulated the samples by expanded polystyrene, and corrected for heat loss and water loss. The specific heat of the liver is temperature-dependent, and increases by 17% at 83.5 °C (p < 0.05), compared to temperatures below 65 °C. The average specific heat was 3411 J kg−1 K−1 at 25 °C, and 4187 J kg−1 K−1 at 83.5 °C. Water loss from the samples was significant above 70 °C, with ∼20% of reduction in sample mass at 90 °C.
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Authors
Dieter Haemmerich, Icaro dos Santos, David J. Schutt, John G. Webster, David M. Mahvi,