New properties of supercooled confined water discovered
Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 13:21
in Biology & Nature
A new study suggests that hydrophobic nanoconfinement can alter the thermodynamics of water at supercool temperatures. These findings may have important applications in fields related to conservation at cryogenic temperatures (around minus 100 degrees Celsius) -- for example, in the preservation of stem cells, blood and food products.