Technology for the production of millimeter-sized, spherical Rupert drops from a mixture of mesitylene-m-xylene using the inverse Leidenfrost effect

Technology for the production of millimeter-sized, spherical Rupert drops from a mixture of mesitylene-m-xylene using the inverse Leidenfrost effect | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Technology for the production of millimeter-sized, spherical Rupert drops from a mixture of mesitylene-m-xylene using the inverse Leidenfrost effect Ivan Litvak This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6036062/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract In this paper, by combining the phenomena known since 1625 and 1756, a technology for producing millimeter-sized spherical Rupert drops from aromatic hydrocarbons is proposed and substantiated. Such balls are useful as one of the stages in the technology of freezing biological materials without destroying cells, are used as a dispersed neutron-moderating substance, and are also useful for studying the properties of millimeter-sized Rupert drops. The technology allows for rough control of the cooling rate for the substance used in the work within the range from 600 K/min to 9000 K/min. The technology is qualitatively independent of the types of substances and coolants used, but the numerical characteristics depend on the types of substances. Physical sciences/Materials science/Condensed matter physics/Phase transitions and critical phenomena Physical sciences/Engineering/Biomedical engineering Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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