High resolution calorimeter for the investigation of melting in organic and biological materials

Tanasijczuk, OS; Oja, T

HERO ID

1071714

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1978

Language

English

PMID

18698998

HERO ID 1071714
In Press No
Year 1978
Title High resolution calorimeter for the investigation of melting in organic and biological materials
Authors Tanasijczuk, OS; Oja, T
Journal Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume 49
Issue 11
Page Numbers 1545
Abstract A high-resolution, high-sensitivity ac calorimeter has been developed to investigate the ''melting'' of organic and biological materials. The heart of this system is a simple yet very versatile sample cell which can be reused. High-temperature-resolution studies of the melting of n-octadecane and tert-butyl alcohol indicate interesting premelting and prefreezing phenomena in the specific heat capacity in these substances. With pure dipalmitoyl L-alpha-lecithin (DPL), in water, we obtain a very sharp (FWHM=0.38 degrees C) first-order phase transition showing no pretransition broadening or post-transition tails in the specific heat curves near the 41.2 degrees C transition point.
Doi 10.1063/1.1135298
Pmid 18698998
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