Inhibition of Ice Recrystallization by Regulating the Surface Free Energy of Nanoparticles
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ABSTRACT Nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as ice‐control materials to prevent damage caused by low‐temperature‐induced ice crystals. However, the mechanism of ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) of NPs is poorly understood. A thorough understanding of the relationships between the physicochemical properties of nanomaterials and their IRI ability remains to be established. In this study, we prepared a comprehensive library of NPs, including Stöber silica, poly(lactic‐co‐glycolic acid) (PLGA), and Au NPs with tunable physicochemical properties, and examined their IRI functionalities. The results revealed that the surface free energy (SFE) of NPs was closely related to their IRI ability, which was further supported by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Our findings highlight the critical role of nanomaterials’ SFE in mediating their IRI activity, advancing the fundamental understanding of the mechanism underlying NP‐controlled ice recrystallization. This study provides a novel design strategy for developing nanoparticles as ice‐control materials.
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OpenAlex topics: nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions · Freezing and Crystallization Processes · Physiological and biochemical adaptations
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State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian University of Technology Dalian China
School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Dalian China
Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Dalian China
College of Chemical and Biological Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
School of Bioengineering Dalian University of Technology Dalian China
Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu Hawaii USA
Institute of Biomedical Engineering Department of Engineering Science University of Oxford Oxford UK
Department of Chemical Engineering University of Washington Seattle Washington USA
Institute of Zhejiang University‐Quzhou Quzhou China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · National Key Research and Development Program of China · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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