Well, we can go back to the basics of what’s happening:
You have a 1.5kg sphere of water. You immerse it in liquid nitrogen.
How long does it take to freeze all the way through?
What does the pattern of ice crystal formation look like?
Repeat with water with cryoprotectants in.
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Well, we can go back to the basics of what’s happening:
You have a 1.5kg sphere of water. You immerse it in liquid nitrogen.
How long does it take to freeze all the way through?
What does the pattern of ice crystal formation look like?
Repeat with water with cryoprotectants in.