Method for the rapid thawing of cryopreserved blood, blood components, and tissue

摘要

A method of microwave thawing a container of frozen plasma includes the steps of surrouding the container of frozen plasma with a dielectric medium having a dielectric constant substantially similar to the dielectric constant of frozen plasma, guiding microwaves to propagate through the dielectric medium in the directon of the container, dispersing the microwaves across an area of predetermined size which encompasses the container of frozen plasma and supporting multiple odd-numbered harmonic modes of propagation of the microwaves such that the cumulative effect of the multiple harmonic modes creates an approximately uniform electromagnetic field across the area.