The atomistic details of the ice recrystallisation inhibition activity of PVA

Fabienne Bachtiger; Thomas R. Congdon; Christopher Stubbs; Matthew I. Gibson; Gabriele C. Sosso

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21717-z

Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

The atomistic details of the ice recrystallisation inhibition activity of PVA

Fabienne Bachtiger,
Thomas R. Congdon,
Christopher Stubbs,
Matthew I. Gibson,
Gabriele C. Sosso

Affiliations

Fabienne Bachtiger: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick
Thomas R. Congdon: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick
Christopher Stubbs: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick
Matthew I. Gibson: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick
Gabriele C. Sosso: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21717-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Understanding ice re-crystallization is key to improve the current cryopreservation technologies. Here, the authors bring together experiments and simulations to unravel the atomistic details of the ice re-crystallization inhibition (IRI) activity of poly(vinyl)alcohol—the most potent biomimetic IRI agent.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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