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Rapid crystallization of l-arginine acetate on engineered surfaces using metal-assisted and microwave-accelerated evaporative crystallization

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: We report the application of our newly described crystallization technique, which employs silver island films (SIFs) and microwave heating, to rapid crystallization of L-arginine acetate (LAA). Using our technique, LAA crystals (~ 1.2 mm in length) were grown from a 20 μl solution in 1 min on surface functionalized SIFs. In control experiments (glass slides and at room temperature) the growth of LAA crystals (0.1-0.3 mm) took ~ 55 min.

Source: CrystEngComm

DOI: 10.1039/c2ce25380a

Authors: Melissa A. Pinard, Tsehai A. J. Grell, Danielle Pettis, Muzaffer Mohammed, Kadir Aslan

Institutions: University of Florida, Morgan State University

Language: English

Topic: Crystallization and Solubility Studies

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

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