Inhibition of nucleation and growth of ice by poly(vinyl alcohol) in vitrification solution

Cryobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-89

  Wang, Hai Yan ^a   Inada, Takaaki ^b   Funakoshi, Kunio ^b   Lu, Shu Shen ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryomicroscopy; Crystal growth; Differential scanning calorimetry; Nucleation; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ICE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FREEZING; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; GROWTH INHIBITION; ICE GROWTH INHIBITION; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VITRIFICATION;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FREEZING; ICE; KINETICS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649395494     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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