High Pressure Vitreous Freezer
The School of Physics and Astronomy has a requirement for a ‘High Pressure Vitreous Freezer’ (HPVF); this is a device that freezes samples to extreme low temperature at an exceptionally high rate to essentially ‘freeze a sample in time’. If a sample is cooled at a slower rate ice may form within/on fragile samples (for example cells), which would swell/crystalise and destroy the nano/microstructure of the sample. Freezing at an exceptionally high rate freezes the sample faster than ice can form, avoiding this issue...
Buyer
University Of Edinburgh
Value
£361,000
Published
2 Feb 2026
Closes
7 Jul 2025
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Region
United Kingdom
Procurement method
Selective
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CPV classifications
42513100
Freezing equipment
38600000
Optical instruments
42000000
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Lot 1 High Pressure Vitreous Freezer
£361,000
DETAILED SPECIFICATION ESSENTIAL: - The ability to vitreously freeze small volumes (specimen carriers described later) of soft and liquid samples by using a combination of high pressures and liquid nitrogen - Must achieve a minimum cooling rate of 2000K/s - Must be able to exert pressures on the sample in the range of 1900 – 2200 bar during the freezing proc...
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The School of Physics and Astronomy has a requirement for a ‘High Pressure Vitreous Freezer’ (HPVF); this is a device that freezes samples to extreme low temperature at an exceptionally high rate to essentially ‘freeze a sample in time’. If...
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High Pressure Vitreous Freezer
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The School of Physics and Astronomy has a requirement for a ‘High Pressure Vitreous Freezer’ (HPVF); this is a device that freezes samples to extreme low temperature at an exceptionally high rate to essentially ‘freeze a sample in time’. If...
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