Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Advances, 45(6), p. 39240-39244
DOI: 10.1039/c6ra07030b
Elsevier, Cryobiology: International Journal of Low Temperature Biology and Medicine, 3(73), p. 436
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2016.09.143
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We report the synthesis and photocontrollable ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) activity of a panel of carbohydrate-based surfactants. Such materials should attract broad interest as on-demand, photocontrollable cryoprotectants and responsive tools for investigating the dynamic mechanisms of ice recrystallization.