Glass Transition Temperature of Saccharide Aqueous Solutions Estimated with the Free Volume/Percolation Model

2016 ◽  
Vol 120 (22) ◽  
pp. 5047-5055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Gelman Constantin ◽  
Matthias Schneider ◽  
Horacio R. Corti
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Free Volume ◽  
Percolation Model

Thermal Properties of PVP Cryoprotectants With Nanoparticles

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Baotong Hao ◽  
Baolin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Specific Heat ◽  
Warming Rate ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Transfer Properties

Vitrification is an effective way for the cryopreservation of cells and tissues. The critical cooling rates for vitrification solution are relatively high. It is reported that nanoparticles can improve the heat transfer properties of solutions. To increase the heat transfer coefficient of aqueous cryoprotectant solutions, Hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles were added into Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) solutions (50%, 55%, and 60%, w/w). The glass-transition temperature, devitrification temperature, and specific heat of PVP aqueous solutions with/without HA nanoparticles (0.1%, 0.5%, and 1%, w/w) were measured by a differential scanning calorimeter at a cooling rate of 20°C/min and a warming rate of 10°C/min. The change in density of the above solutions with temperature was determined by using a straw that can reveal the volume change of solutions. The thermal conductivity was calculated based on the experimental data. A device that can be used to measure the thermal conductivity of vitrification solutions with/without nanoparticles was developed in this study. The results showed that the glass-transition temperature, devitrification temperature, and specific heat of PVP aqueous solutions with HA nanoparticles are larger than those without HA nanoparticles. The thermal conductivity of solutions with HA nanoparticles is larger than those without HA nanoparticles at a specific temperature. The lower the temperature, the smaller the difference in thermal conductivity between the solutions with and without HA nanoparticles. The calculated thermal conductivity meets the measured data well.

Thermal Properties of PVP Cryoprotectants With Nanoparticles

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baotong Hao ◽  
Baolin Liu ◽  
Senjie Rong ◽  
Yan Zhou ◽  
Zhixin Gao
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Specific Heat ◽  
Warming Rate ◽  
Specific Temperature ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

Vitrification is an effective way for the cryopreservation of cells and tissues. The critical cooling rates for vitrification solution are relatively high. It is reported that nanoparticles can improve the heat tranfer properties of solutions. To increase the heat transfer coefficient of aqueous cryoprotectant solutions, HA nanoparticles were added into PVP solutions (50%, 55%, 60%, w/w). The glass transition temperature, devitrification temperature and specific heat of PVP aqueous solutions with/without HA nanoparticles (0.1%, 0.5% and 1%, w/w) were measured by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) at the cooling rate of 20°C/min and warming rate of 10°C/min. The change of density of above solutions with temperature was determined by using a straw that can reveal the volume change of solutions. The thermal conductivity was calculated based on the experimental data. A device that can be used to measure the thermal conductivity of vitrification solutions with/without nanoparticles was developed in this study. The results showed that the glass transition temperature, devitrification temperature and specific heat of PVP aqueous solutions with HA nanoparticles are larger than that without HA nanoparticles. The thermal conductivity of solutions with HA nanoparticles is larger than that without HA nanoparticles at a specific temperature. The lower the temperature, the smaller the difference of thermal conductivity between solutions with and without HA nanoparticles. The calculated thermal conductivity meets the measured data well.

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