ShareA model for thermal hysteresis utilizing the anisotropic interfacial energy of ice crystals.
Author(s) : WILSON P. W.
Type of article: Article
Summary
The authors introduce a new model for thermal hysteresis which utilizes the anisotropic interfacial energy of polygonal ice crystals. While the maximum hysteresis found in polar fishes is 1.5 deg C, some cold-hardy insects have more than 6 deg C of hysteresis. The new model explains this difference in terms of the higher osmolality of the insect hemolymph causing an increase in the absolute anisotropy of the surface free energies of particular ice crystal faces.
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- Original title: A model for thermal hysteresis utilizing the anisotropic interfacial energy of ice crystals.
- Record ID : 1995-3228
- Languages: English
- Source: Cryobiology - vol. 31 - n. 4
- Publication date: 1994/08
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- Themes: Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information
- Keywords: Insect; Ice; Cryobiology; Antifreeze; Protein; Fish; Crystal
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