<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">micro hot table technique</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Kofler hot benches</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>thermal analysis</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>MHT</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A technique used to visually determine the shrinkage temperature (Ts) of skin and leather, as an indicator of the collagen’s hydrothermal stability. A prepared sample is covered with distilled water, placed on a Kofler hotbench, then heated at the appropriate heating rate. ]]></note></mads>