Crystal regeneration – a unique growth phenomenon observed in organic crystals post breakage
Isha Bade, Vivek Verma, Ian Rosbottom, Jerry Y. Y. Heng
Abstract
Crystal regeneration has been observed in macroscopic paracetamol crystals post breakage along their cleavage plane. High resolution imaging confirmed regeneration rates to be 3-fold faster than growth prior to breakage. Further analysis of the solute-solvent interactions is required to elucidate the process which currently lacks linearity with traditional growth theories.
Topics & Concepts
BreakageCrystal growthMaterials scienceCrystal (programming language)Regeneration (biology)CrystallographySolventCleavage (geology)Chemical physicsChemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryBiologyCell biologyComputer scienceFracture (geology)Programming languageCrystallization and Solubility StudiesCrystallography and molecular interactionsCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition