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The project investigates antifreeze proteins from polar fish to develop synthetic polymers that prevent ice formation. By understanding the molecular mechanisms of these proteins, it aims to create materials for applications in cryopreservation, agriculture, and coatings that resist freezing.
Crystallization of water into ice is lethal to most organisms and detrimental to many soft materials.
Freeze-tolerant fish living in polar seas evolved to tackle this problem with an unusual coping strategy.
They produce ‘antifreeze’ proteins that block the growth of nascent ice crystals within a narrow temperature range known as the ‘thermal hysteresis gap’ enabling survival under extreme conditions.
Encoding this functionality into synthetic polymers would open up new avenues in biomedicine, a…
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN
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