PREDICTION OF THE GROWTH-MORPHOLOGY OF AMINO-ACID CRYSTALS IN SOLUTION I - ALPHA-GLYCINE

Authors
LIN CH GABAS N CANSELIER JP PEPE G
Citation
Ch. Lin et al., PREDICTION OF THE GROWTH-MORPHOLOGY OF AMINO-ACID CRYSTALS IN SOLUTION I - ALPHA-GLYCINE, Journal of crystal growth, 191(4), 1998, pp. 791-802
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Journal of crystal growth → ACNP
ISSN journal
00220248
Volume
191
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
791 - 802
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-0248(1998)191:4<791:POTGOA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A modified attachment energy model is developed, attempting to predict morphologies of crystals in aqueous solution, and even in the presenc e of adsorbing additives. Calculation of the habit of glycine (alpha-f orm) crystals in vacuo and in pure water, by means of the GenMol softw are, yields successful predictions. Our model mainly justifies the occ urrence of the {120} form in aqueous solution, not predicted by the cl assical growth morphology (BFDH or attachment energy) models. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.