Liquid–solid phase transformation at interfaces is fundamental to many industrial, geological and biological processes. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 For ...

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Within several industries, including pharma, cosmetics, inks, coatings, chemicals, food, and more, there are numerous ways to make nanoparticles. A real-time monitoring tool is lacking in commonly ...

Waters supersaturated with sparingly soluble salts are encountered in RO/NF (reverse osmosis/nanofiltration) membrane-based water treatment processes, cooling water discharge, and produced water from ...

We show that knowledge of the phase behavior of a protein allows one to create a rational screen that increases the success rate of crystallizing challenging proteins. The strategy is based on using ...

Thermodynamically, polymer crystallization is a first-order transition that involves overcoming an energy barrier. Building a molecular kinetic model that links this macroscopic concept with ...