0 to change, or change something, into glass, or into a substance that is like glass, usually with the use of heat :
A control group consisted of untreated and microinjected in vitro cultured morulae (72 hpc) that were not vitrified.
If the hydration and temperature are low enough, the solute-water mixture may vitrify.
This usually vitrifies the bulk solvent, slowing diffusion of damaging free radicals produced by the ionizing radiation.
Ultrastructure and cell death of in vivo derived and vitrified porcine blastocysts.
Survival and viability of vitrified in vitro and in vivo produced ovine blastocysts.
Secondly, if the solutes should happen to vitrify while between the bilayers, the mechanical resistance of the glass will further hinder transitions between the fluid and gel phases.
Finally, the specific properties of solutes themselves, such as different molecular volumes, and different tendencies to vitrify or crystallize, may be more important than specific interactions with membranes.
Thus, vitrified samples can still be dehydrated.
