Cryoinduced

Cryoinduced is a term used to describe phenomena or processes that are initiated or significantly influenced by extremely low temperatures. This can apply to various scientific and technical fields. In physics, cryoinduced effects might refer to changes in material properties, such as superconductivity or altered mechanical strength, that manifest only when a substance is cooled to cryogenic temperatures. For example, certain materials become superconductors only below a specific critical temperature, a phenomenon that is inherently cryoinduced.

In biology, cryoinduced processes can involve the effects of freezing on living organisms or biological samples. This might include cryoinduced damage to cells due to ice crystal formation or, conversely, cryoinduced preservation of tissues or organs through carefully controlled freezing techniques. The term can also be used in geology to describe phenomena caused by the presence of permafrost or ice sheets, such as cryoinduced soil cracking or the formation of patterned ground. The underlying principle is always the profound impact that very low temperatures have on the behavior and state of matter.