vitrification
Turning to glass
Vitrification is the process of turning something into glass or a glass-like substance, typically through heat.
The term appears in ceramics, where glazes vitrify during firing, and in nuclear waste disposal, where radioactive materials are sealed in glass for stability.
In cryogenics, vitrification describes cooling biological tissue so rapidly that ice crystals can't form—the water becomes glass-like instead: The embryos were preserved through vitrification.
Substance preventing ice damage
- glycerolTrihydric alcohol, viscous, sweet
- dimethyl sulfoxideOrganosulfur solvent and penetrant
- cooling rateSpeed of temperature drop
- liquid nitrogenCryogenic form of air's main component
oocyte · embryo · spermatozoa · biobanking · cryonics · rapid cooling · ice-free · cryobiology
cryoprotectant
Substance preventing ice damage
- glycerolTrihydric alcohol, viscous, sweet
- dimethyl sulfoxideOrganosulfur solvent and penetrant
- cooling rateSpeed of temperature drop
liquid nitrogen · oocyte · embryo · spermatozoa · biobanking · cryonics · rapid cooling · ice-free · cryobiology · stem cells
silicate
Oxygen-bound crystal compound
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- fritPre-melted glaze material
glaze · enamel · borosilicate · soda-lime · lead glass · blowing · casting · slumping · annealing · kiln
glaze
Thin lustrous coating
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
kaolin · bisque · firing · kiln · flux · feldspar · crazing · shivering · cone · reduction
- fertilityfertility, fecundity, infertility, conception, reproduction
- hardeninghardening, stiffening, solidification, solidifying, rigidifying
- phase changesphase transition, phase change, sublimation, solidification, liquefaction
- porcelainbone china, porcelain figurines, china, fine china, hard-paste
- crystallographycrystal structure, crystal systems, crystal growth, dislocations, crystallization
- electron microscopyelectron microscope, SEM, scanning electron microscope, STEM, electron gun
vitrificationcrystallization
Forming ordered solid structure
crystallisation · crystallizing · recrystallization · crystal growth · nucleation