On the existence of regular structures in liquid human blood serum (plasma) and phase transitions in the course of its drying

Experimental data show that regular three-dimensional liquid-crystal protein structures ranging in size from several hundredths to several tenths of a millimeter are present in the whole blood serum (plasma) of patients suffering from various diseases. When a drop of serum dries, some of the structures melt to produce a gel, whereas the rest of them undergo phase transition to form solid crystals. These crystals are shaped like immunoglobulin M molecules enlarged 1000-fold. In the serum (plasma) of ailing people, the amount of the gel formed upon drying increases, breaking the symmetry during the formation of nonequilibrium protein films. It is believed that low-intensity physical factors exert a therapeutic action by changing the phase state of protein in body fluids.