Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Effects of nanoparticles on the nucleation and devitrification temperatures of polyol cryoprotectant solutions

  • Short Communication
  • Published:
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

To investigate the efficiency of nanoparticles as nucleation agents in polyol cryoprotectant solutions at cryogenic temperatures, the nucleation and devitrification temperatures of these solutions with different concentrations of diamond, gold, copper–nickel, and silicon nanoparticles were measured through differential scanning calorimetry. The results show that ice growth in these cryoprotectant solutions is prominently accelerated by nanoparticles and the devitrification temperatures of cryoprotectant solutions are significantly lowered by nanoparticles. These findings can be used to improve the efficiency of cell cryopreservation procedures and open numerous avenues of investigations regarding the application of nanoparticles in cryogenics.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Baudot A, Odagescu V (2004) Thermal properties of ethylene glycol aqueous solutions. Cryobiology 48:283–294

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Burke MJ, Lindow SE (1990) Surface properties and size of the ice nucleation site in ice nucleation active bacteria: theoretical considerations. Cryobiology 27:80–84

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Carlberg KE, Lindsey CB (1989) Ice making method using ice-nucleating microorganisms. US Patent 4,796,805

  • Charoenrein S, Reid DS (1989) The use of DSC to study the kinetics of heterogeneous and homogeneous nucleation of ice in aqueous systems. Thermochim Acta 156(2):373–381

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Choi SUS, Zhang ZG, Yu W, Lockwood FE, Grulke EA (2001) Anomalous thermal conductivity enhancement in nanotube suspensions. Appl Phys Lett 79:2252–2254

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Diller KR (1985) The influence of controlled ice nucleation on regulating the thermal history during freezing. Cryobiology 22:268–281

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fletcher NY (1958) Size effect in heterogeneous nucleation. J Chem Phys 29:572–576

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hobbs PV (1974) Ice physics. Clarendon, Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  • Jang SP, Choi SUS (2004) Role of Brownian motion in the enhanced thermal conductivity of nanofluids. Appl Phys Lett 84:4316–4318

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kang H, Kim S, Myung J (2006) Estimation of thermal conductivity of nanofluid using experimental effective particle. Exp Heat Trans 19:181–191

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Klaassen C, Amdur M, Doull J (1996) Casarett and Doull’s Toxicology. The basic science of poisons. 5th edn. Pergamon, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Kojima T, Soma T, Oguri N (1988) Effect of ice nucleation by droplet of immobilized silver iodide on freezing of rabbit and bovine embryos. Theriogenology 30:1199–1207

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Li JK, Lee TC (1995) Bacterial ice nucleation and its potential application in the food industry. Trends Food Sci Technol 6:259–265

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ma HB, Wilson C, Borgmeyer B, Park K, Yu Q (2006) Effect of nanofluid on the heat transport capability in an oscillating heat pipe. Appl Phys Lett 88:143116–1 143116–3

    Google Scholar 

  • MacKenzie AP (1977) Non-equilibrium freezing behavior of aqueous systems. Phil Trans R Soc Lond B 278:167–189

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Maki LR, Galyan EL, Chang-Chien MM, Caldwell DR (1974) Ice nucleation induced by Pseudomonas syringae. Appl Microbiol 28:456–459

    Google Scholar 

  • Muldrew K, McGann LE (1990) Mechanisms of intracellular ice formation. Biophys J 57:525–532

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ren HS, Wei Y, Hua TC, Zhang T (1994) Theoretical prediction of vitrification and devitrification tendencies for cryoprotective solutions. Cryobiology 31:47–56

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • You SM, Kim JH (2003) Effect of nanoparticles on critical heat flux of water in pool boiling heat transfer. Appl Phys Lett 83:3374–3376

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yu W, Choi SUS (2003) Role of interfacial layers in the enhanced thermal conductivity of nanofluid: a renovated maxwell model. J Nanopart Res 5:167–171

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang X, Fujii M (2000) Measurements of thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity of a single carbon fiber. Int J Thermophys 21:965–980

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA

    X. Han & J. K. Critser

  2. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA

    H. B. Ma, C. Wilson & J. K. Critser

  3. Comparative Medicine Center, E-109 Veterinary Medicine Bldg, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA

    J. K. Critser

Authors
  1. X. Han
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. H. B. Ma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. C. Wilson
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. J. K. Critser
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to J. K. Critser.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Han, X., Ma, H.B., Wilson, C. et al. Effects of nanoparticles on the nucleation and devitrification temperatures of polyol cryoprotectant solutions. Microfluid Nanofluid 4, 357–361 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10404-007-0186-z

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10404-007-0186-z

Keywords

Search

Navigation