Recent experimental and theoretical studies on protein crystallization
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DOI: 10.1002/crat.201600210
Abstract: Crystals are required to determine three-dimensional structures of proteins and other bio-molecules via X-ray diffraction. This is the prime cause for the keen interest in protein crystallization. Recently published experimental and theoretical studies on protein… read more here.
Keywords: theoretical studies; crystallization; studies protein; experimental theoretical ... See more keywords
Relaxation and crystal nucleation in polymer glasses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.026
Abstract: Abstract Depending on the degree of undercooling, polymers crystallize from heterogeneous or homogeneous nuclei. The volume density of homogeneous nuclei at deep undercooling is often several orders of magnitude larger than that of heterogeneous nuclei;… read more here.
Keywords: relaxation; polymer; nucleation; relaxation crystal ... See more keywords
Chain-End Modification: A Starting Point for Controlling Polymer Crystal Nucleation
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02398
Abstract: This computational study illustrates how modifying the end groups of polymer chains offers a viable strategy to control polymer crystal nucleation in entangled melts. More specifically, altering ch... read more here.
Keywords: modification starting; chain end; polymer crystal; crystal nucleation ... See more keywords
Effect of pentagonal-coordinated surface on crystal nucleation of an undercooled melt
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32594-w
Abstract: Bringing a liquid into contact with a solid is known to generally promote crystal nucleation at the freezing temperature. In contrast, it is much more difficult to conceive that a solid surface may hinder nucleation… read more here.
Keywords: coordinated surface; pentagonal coordinated; surface; nucleation ... See more keywords
Disclosing crystal nucleation mechanism in lithium disilicate glass through molecular dynamics simulations and free-energy calculations
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74764-9
Abstract: Unraveling detailed mechanism of crystal nucleation from amorphous materials is challenging for both experimental and theoretical approaches. In this study, we have examined two methods to understand the initial stage of crystal precipitation from lithium… read more here.
Keywords: energy; glass; lithium disilicate; crystal nucleation ... See more keywords
In situ optical spectroscopy of crystallization: One crystal nucleation at a time
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122990119
Abstract: Significance It is of fundamental importance to establish the microscopic picture of crystal nucleation for both academic and industrial research. Here, we report an in situ time-resolved Raman spectroscopy to study crystallization from solution, one… read more here.
Keywords: time; crystal nucleation; nucleation; spectroscopy ... See more keywords
Crystal nucleation: Rare made common and captured by Raman
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2204971119
Abstract: In PNAS, Urquidi et al. (1) combine techniques to induce nucleation in an optical trap (2), with Raman microspectroscopy (3) to monitor the steps before, during, and after crystal nucleation. Nucleation is the first step… read more here.
Keywords: crystal nucleation; nucleation; spectroscopy; microscopy ... See more keywords
Mathematical Simulation of the Crystal Nucleation and Growth at the Intermediate Stage of a Phase Transition
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DOI: 10.1134/s0036029518080128
Abstract: The crystal nucleation and growth in supercooled melts and supersaturated solutions are theoretically studied with allowance for the “diffusion” term in a kinetic equation for a distribution function. The flux of crystals of a given… read more here.
Keywords: mathematical simulation; nucleation growth; nucleation; crystal nucleation ... See more keywords
Condensation and Crystal Nucleation in a Lattice Gas with a Realistic Phase Diagram
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DOI: 10.3390/e24030419
Abstract: We reconsider model II of Orban et al. (J. Chem. Phys. 1968, 49, 1778–1783), a two-dimensional lattice-gas system featuring a crystalline phase and two distinct fluid phases (liquid and vapor). In this system, a particle… read more here.
Keywords: crystal nucleation; lattice gas; lattice; phase ... See more keywords