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
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