title: [Labile behavior of gels and possible biological implications].
abstract: Gelated networks of biopolymers submitted to thermal cycles may undergo phase-transitions and phase-separations, and their cryobehavior is chiefly associated with such phenomena. The properties unveiled with models on a macroscopic scale may have implications in the cryobehavior of living systems while the lability of biopolymer gels under the influence of other external conditions may be involved in a number of biological functions.
mesh_terms: D001704:Biopolymers; D005782:Gels; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008954:Models, Biological; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers; D005782:Gels; D046911:Macromolecular Substances
vernacular_title: Le comportement labile des gels et ses possibles implications biologiques.