X-Message-Number: 21776 Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 20:56:20 -0400 From: Francois <> Subject: Controling ice crystal size I haven't really studied the subject, but if I'm not mistaken the slower a liquid is allowed to crystalize, the larger the crystals will be. Has this effect ever been studied in cryonics research? If, by allowing the water in tissues to freeze very slowly, we cause the formation of large regular ice crystals instead of the usual jumble of small needle sharp ones, this could go a long way toward diminishing the damage caused by freezing. Of course, if the freeze out period has to be extended over many weeks for the effect to become significant, then this would be of no use for cryonics. A freeze out period of a few days could be useful though. Francois --------------------------------------------------------------------- No lifespan shorter than eternity is acceptable --------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=21776