Whereas single-crystal X-ray crystallography has represented an active area of research
since shortly after the discovery of X-rays, the subjects of crystal design and crystal …

Organisms have been producing mineralized skeletons for the past 550 million years. They
have evolved many different strategies for improving these materials at almost all …

Focusing on the basic principles of mineral formation by organisms, this comprehensive
volume explores questions that relate to a wide variety of fields, from biology and …

Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds The first fully referenced, comprehensive book on
this subject in more than thirty years, Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds contains up-to …

Most people are familiar with the fact that diamond and graphite are both composed only of
carbon; yet they have very different properties which result from the very different structures …

Crystallization is an important separation and purification process used in industries ranging
from bulk commodity chemicals to specialty chemicals and pharmaceuticals. In recent years …

It is now just about 10 years since the publication of the first edition of Polymorphism in
Pharmaceutical Solids, which certainly received a positive reaction from workers in drug …

Modifiers are commonly used in natural, biological, and synthetic crystallization to tailor the
growth of diverse materials. Here, we identify tautomers as a new class of modifiers where …

Prevalence and importance of polymorphism occurring in pharmaceutical compounds are
well recognized. It is of great importance to prepare and select the right form from the …

This handbook facilitates the selection, design and operation of large-scale industrial
crystallizers that process crystals with the proper size distribution, shape and purity sought …