Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (100) for surface treatment of tissue by using dry ice particles (19) comprising a first inlet port (2) for connection to a first source (1) of medical pressurized liquid carbon dioxide and a first agglomeration chamber (4), which is configured for making dry ice snow (5) by delivering pressurized liquid carbon dioxide into said agglomeration chamber (4) and expanding said pressurized liquid carbon dioxide within said agglomeration chamber (4). The first agglomeration chamber (4) is fluid-connectable or fluid-connected to the first inlet port (2). The apparatus (100) further comprises a compressing device (6) being configured for compressing the dry ice snow (5) made in the agglomeration chamber (4) at least partly into compressed dry ice (14), a shredding device (12) being configured for shredding the compressed dry ice (14) at least partly into dry ice particles (19) and an outlet for discharging the dry ice particles (19).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for cleaning, activating or pre-treating workpieces by blasting a carbon dioxide snow which is produced from pressurized CO2-containing fluids and at least one type of carrying compressed gas and is accelerated by means of a discharge nozzle (14), wherein a two-phase carbon dioxide mixture of a carbon dioxide gas and carbon dioxide particles is produced in an agglomeration chamber (8) by agglomerating and compressing carbon dioxide snow crystals which are radially added to the carrying gas in a multistage mixing chamber (10, 11, 12) comprising a central jet pipe (4), around which the carbon dioxide mixture circulates and which is used for supplying said carrying gas in such a manner that a high-energy turbulent gas flow for processing a workpiece is obtainable.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for cleaning, activating or pre-treating workpieces by blasting a carbon dioxide snow which is produced from pressurized CO2-containing fluids and at least one type of carrying compressed gas and is accelerated by means of a discharge nozzle (14), wherein a two-phase carbon dioxide mixture of a carbon dioxide gas and carbon dioxide particles is produced in an agglomeration chamber (8) by agglomerating and compressing carbon dioxide snow crystals which are radially added to the carrying gas in a multistage mixing chamber (10, 11, 12) comprising a central jet pipe (4), around which the carbon dioxide mixture circulates and which is used for supplying said carrying gas in such a manner that a high-energy turbulent gas flow for processing a workpiece is obtainable.