Then, fabricated cell sheets were transplanted onto ocular surfaces of rabbit limbal epithelial stem cell deficiency model after 6-h transportation using a portable homothermal container to keep inner temperature at 36 °C.
Baseline rectal temperature was recorded using a portable thermistor with single-use disposable probe covers (Sure Temp 679, Welch Allyn).
Core body temperature was assessed using a portable telemetry system (CorTemp™ system, HQ Inc, Palmetto, USA), which has been demonstrated to be safe and reliable (Byrne and Lim 2007; Gant et al. 2006).
The pH of the ACP was measured using a portable Hannah Instruments HI 8424 digital pH and temperature meter.
At each sampling point, pH, temperature and conductivity were measured using a portable YSI 3500 pH-conductivity meter (Yellow Spring, OH) and dissolved oxygen measured with an YSI 51B oxygen meter (Yellow Spring, OH).
Temperature and pH measurements were taken using a portable pH meter (Oakton Waterproof PC Tester 35 Multi-parameter pH Meter, Oakton Instruments, IL) within a few minutes after sample collection.
Measurements were conducted at prevailing CO2 and temperature on detached, re-hydrated branches using a portable gas exchange system.
Various climatic conditions were measured, including temperature, relative humidity, and barometric pressure, using a portable weather station (Traceable Digital Barometer Module; Calibration Control Company, Friendswood, TX).
Also leaf temperature was measured on the same leaf using a portable infrared thermometer (IR400, Extech Instruments).
