A colloidal crystal model for controlled polymorph selection

A colloidal crystal model for controlled polymorph selection

Researchers explored a colloidal crystal model to produce specific polymorphs, required for use in materials science and pharmaceuticals.

Polymorphs are not mythical chimeral beasts – they are substances with identical chemical compositions but different crystalline structures that also have different physical and chemical properties. What this means for practical use is that companies often want to create a certain polymorph, but not others. [...]