Rapid crystallization of L-arginine acetate on engineered surfaces using metal-assisted and microwave-accelerated evaporative crystallization().
We report the application of our newly described crystallization technique, which employs silver island films (SIFs) and microwave heating, to rapid crystallization of L-arginine acetate (LAA). Using our technique, LAA crystals (~ 1.2 mm in length) were grown from a 20 μl solution in 1 min on surface functionalized SIFs. In control experiments (glass slides and at room temperature) the growth of LAA crystals (0.1-0.3 mm) took ~ 55 min.
University of Florida, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Melissa A
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Pinard
Tsehai A J
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Grell
Danielle
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Pettis
Muzaffer
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Mohammed
Kadir
K
Aslan