Mathematical freezing

The previous image was simple and this one is too. In spite of that, the genoma to produce the visual effect in this image "phenotype" was pretty complex to achieve.

A mathematical model has been developed to study the process of freezing in biological organs. The model consists of a repetitive unit structure comprising a cylinder of tissue with an axial blood vessel (Krogh cylinder) and it is analysed by the methods of irreversible thermodynamics. The mathematical simulation of the freezing process in liver tissue compares remarkably well with experimental data on the structure of tissue frozen under controlled thermal conditions and the response of liver cells to changes in cooling rate. The study also supports the proposal that the damage mechanism responsible for the lack of success in attempts to preserve tissue in a frozen state, under conditions in which cells in suspension survive freezing, is direct mechanical damage caused by the formation of ice in the vascular system.

"A Mathematical Model for the Freezing Process in Biological Tissue", Rubinsky, B.; Pegg, D. E.


This is "Mathematical freezing". Only three cold colours, basically.
50,39 x 50,39 inches canvas. IEC-IGA tech(nique / nology) as always.