Nucleation of crystals from solution: Classical and two-step models

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 621-629

  Erdemir, Deniz ^a,b   Lee, Alfred Y ^c   Myerson, Allan S ^a  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 66149084331     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar800217x     Document Type: Article

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