The nature and dynamic of phase transitions during cooling - warming of garlic cell sap

Authors

  • А. Т. Ходько Институт проблем криобиологии и криомедицины НАН Украины, ул .Переяславская,23, г. Харьков, 61015 Author
  • Ю. С. Лысак Институт проблем криобиологии и криомедицины НАН Украины, ул .Переяславская,23, г. Харьков, 61015 Author

Keywords:

garlic, cryomicroscopy, cryopreservation, polymer-solvent system, critical state, phase transitions, vitrification

Abstract

To identify the type of phase transition during cooling-warming in the garlic cell sap by cryomicroscopy of samples in transmitted light phenomenon of critical opalescence was recorded. Critical state is peculiar only for phase transitions between the isotropic mediums. This fact gives grounds to include phase transition in the investigated system to liquid-liquid type, which proceeds according to spinodal mechanism and nucleus growth mechanism. During rapid cooling cracking of the samples due to high internal stresses (in contrast to the slow cooling) was observed. After the phase transition during cooling rouglydispersed system – highly concentrated emulsion-gel was formed. Signs of crystallization in the system under the studied conditions were not found.

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Vol. 2 No. 32 (2014): Biophysical Bulletin

Section

Action of physical agents on biological objects

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The nature and dynamic of phase transitions during cooling - warming of garlic cell sap. (2015). Biophysical Bulletin, 2(32), 48-60. https://periodicals.karazin.ua/biophysvisnyk/article/view/1591