The effect of sucrose polymer-size on glass transition temperature, glass former fragility, and water retention during drying
Water is essential for all active life processes. Despite this, there are a number of organisms that can survive prolonged desiccation. The vitrification hypothesis posits that such organisms survive desiccation by forming non-crystalline amorphous (vitrified) solids, often through the accumulation...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Materials |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2024.1351671/full |