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Freezing collagen based glues

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dylan
Does freezing collagen based glue (for storage) have any detrimental affect on its strength once thawed? Can it be frozen more than once?

I was wondering if the proteins are damaged in any way.


Thanks.
alex27
hi Dylan
never had problems freezing animal glue. Started doing that btw while stoing it in the fridge ruins it quite fast...and that stinks
To my knowledge thawing and freezing it multiple times doesnt matter much. What I usually do is make a batch of glue and store it in smaller containers so you can use small porions and always have some on the side.
Uli
from a bioscientist's point of view:
freezing doesnt damage the proteins, only repeated freeze-thaw cycles
(however, no one knows exactly how much cycles)
jiao
in some case ice is ice glue is glue, i can remove lots water form glue
dylan
Thanks for the replies.