Non-classical crystallization in soft and organic materials

JS Du, Y Bae, JJ De Yoreo - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Classical nucleation and crystal growth theories describe how nuclei form, become stable
after reaching a critical size and then enlarge through monomer attachment. More than two …

Nucleation of organic crystals—a molecular perspective

RJ Davey, SLM Schroeder… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The outcome of synthetic procedures for crystalline organic materials strongly depends on
the first steps along the molecular self‐assembly pathway, a process we know as crystal …

Nucleation of crystals from solution: classical and two-step models

D Erdemir, AY Lee, AS Myerson - Accounts of chemical research, 2009 - ACS Publications
Crystallization is vital to many processes occurring in nature and in the chemical,
pharmaceutical, and food industries. Notably, crystallization is an attractive isolation step for …

Polymorphism in pharmaceutical solids

HG Brittain - Drugs and the pharmaceutical sciences, 1999 - api.taylorfrancis.com
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 …

Crystal structure prediction from first principles

SM Woodley, R Catlow - Nature materials, 2008 - nature.com
The prediction of structure at the atomic level is one of the most fundamental challenges in
condensed matter science. Here we survey the current status of the field and consider recent …

Computed crystal energy landscapes for understanding and predicting organic crystal structures and polymorphism

SSL Price - Accounts of chemical research, 2009 - ACS Publications
The phenomenon of polymorphism, the ability of a molecule to adopt more than one crystal
structure, is a well-established property of crystalline solids. The possible variations in …

Uncovering molecular processes in crystal nucleation and growth by using molecular simulation

J Anwar, D Zahn - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Exploring nucleation processes by molecular simulation provides a mechanistic
understanding at the atomic level and also enables kinetic and thermodynamic quantities to …

Solvents and solvent effects: an introduction

C Reichardt - Organic process research & development, 2007 - ACS Publications
Solution chemistry is carried out in solvents, that is in liquids under the conditions of
application, which can exert a considerable influence on the properties of the dissolved …

Molecular simulation approaches to study crystal nucleation from solutions: Theoretical considerations and computational challenges

AR Finney, M Salvalaglio - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nucleation is the initial step in the formation of crystalline materials from solutions. Various
factors, such as environmental conditions, composition, and external fields, can influence its …

Polymorphism and solvatomorphism 2010

HG Brittain - Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2012 - Elsevier
Papers and patents that deal with polymorphism (crystal systems for which a substance can
exist in structures defined by different unit cells and where each of the forms has the same …