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Dynamical mechanism of antifreeze proteins to prevent ice growth
B. Kutschan, K. Morawetz, S. Thoms
The fascinating ability of algae, insects and fishes to survive at temperatures below normal freezing is realized by antifreeze proteins (AFPs). These are surface-active molecules…
Formation of brine channels in sea-ice
K. Morawetz, S. Thoms, B. Kutschan
Liquid salty micro-channels (brine) between growing ice platelets in sea ice are an important habitat for - binding microalgaea with great impact on polar ecosystems. The st…
Phase-field theory of brine entrapment in sea ice: Short-time frozen microstructures
Silke Thoms, Bernd Kutschan, Klaus Morawetz
We analyze the early phase of brine entrapment in sea ice, using a phase field model. This model for a first-order phase transition couples non-conserved order parameter kinetics t…
Modeling the morphogenesis of brine channels in sea ice
B. Kutschan, K. Morawetz, S. Gemming
Brine channels are formed in sea ice under certain constraints and represent a habitat of different microorganisms. The complex system depends on a number of various quantities as…