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Abstract

The hydrophobic faces of single crystals of a series of pairs of racemic and chiral-resolved hydrophobic α-amino acids were used as a substrate, onto which water vapor has been cooled to freezing. The morphologies and molecular packing arrangements within each crystal pair are similar but only one of each pair exhibits a polar axis, parallel to the hydrophobic face exposed to water. Those crystals that have a polar axis induce a freezing point higher by 4° to 5°C than the corresponding crystals that do not have a polar axis. The results are interpreted in terms of an electric field mechanism that helps align the water molecules into ice-like clusters en route to crystallization.

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Gavish, M., Wang, J.-L., Eisenstein, M., Lahav, M., & Leiserowitz, L. (1992). The Role of Crystal Polarity in α-Amino Acid Crystals for Induced Nucleation of Ice. Science, 256(5058), 815–818.

Authors 5
  1. M. Gavish (first)
  2. J.-L. Wang (additional)
  3. M. Eisenstein (additional)
  4. M. Lahav (additional)
  5. L. Leiserowitz (additional)
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@article{Gavish_1992, title={The Role of Crystal Polarity in α-Amino Acid Crystals for Induced Nucleation of Ice}, volume={256}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.256.5058.815}, DOI={10.1126/science.256.5058.815}, number={5058}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Gavish, M. and Wang, J.-L. and Eisenstein, M. and Lahav, M. and Leiserowitz, L.}, year={1992}, month=may, pages={815–818} }