The two-step mechanism of nucleation of crystals in solution

PG Vekilov - Nanoscale, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The formation of crystalline nanoparticles starts with nucleation and control of nucleation is
crucial for the control of the number, size, perfection, polymorph modification and other …

The Current Understanding of Mechanistic Pathways in Zeolite Crystallization

AJ Mallette, K Shilpa, JD Rimer - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Zeolite catalysts and adsorbents have been an integral part of many commercial processes
and are projected to play a significant role in emerging technologies to address the …

Nucleation

PG Vekilov - Crystal growth & design, 2010 - ACS Publications
Crystallization starts with nucleation and control of nucleation is crucial for the control of the
number, size, perfection, polymorphism, and other characteristics of crystalline materials …

Colloidal gels: equilibrium and non-equilibrium routes

E Zaccarelli - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
We attempt a classification of different colloidal gels based on colloid–colloid interactions.
We discriminate primarily between non-equilibrium and equilibrium routes to gelation, the …

The self-assembly, aggregation and phase transitions of food protein systems in one, two and three dimensions

R Mezzenga, P Fischer - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The aggregation of proteins is of fundamental relevance in a number of daily phenomena,
as important and diverse as blood coagulation, medical diseases, or cooking an egg in the …

Molecular nucleation mechanisms and control strategies for crystal polymorph selection

AES Van Driessche, N Van Gerven, PHH Bomans… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The formation of condensed (compacted) protein phases is associated with a wide range of
human disorders, such as eye cataracts, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, sickle cell anaemia …

Real-time observation of nonclassical protein crystallization kinetics

A Sauter, F Roosen-Runge, F Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We present a real-time study of protein crystallization of bovine β-lactoglobulin in the
presence of CdCl2 using small-angle X-ray scattering and optical microscopy. From …

Multivalent ions and biomolecules: Attempting a comprehensive perspective

O Matsarskaia, F Roosen‐Runge… - ChemPhysChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ions are ubiquitous in nature. They play a key role for many biological processes on the
molecular scale, from molecular interactions, to mechanical properties, to folding, to self …

What determines the rate of growth of crystals from solution?

PG Vekilov - Crystal Growth and Design, 2007 - ACS Publications
Crystallization from solution underlies numerous laboratory, industrial, geological, and
biological processes. The interface between a crystal and the solution is smooth and …

Sickle‐cell haemoglobin polymerization: is it the primary pathogenic event of sickle‐cell anaemia?

PG Vekilov - British journal of haematology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Sickle cell anaemia is associated with a mutant haemoglobin, HbS, which forms polymers in
the red blood cells of patients. The primary role of the HbS polymerization for the …