Scientists have used inert oils to control evaporative solvent loss to grow small crystals from nanoscale encapsulated droplets.
Growing anisotropic crystals at the nanoscale
Growth of crystal critters. (A) Schematic of experiment, where a drop
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Photonic crystals built by time in ancient Roman glass
Control of Intermediates and Products by Combining Droplet Reactions and Ion Soft‐Landing - Yang - Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library
How to fast grow large-size crystals?
Watch Nanoparticles Grow into Crystals, News
First nanoscale look at a reaction that limits the efficiency of generating clean hydrogen fuel
Visible Light-Induced Collapse of Molecular Microcrystals into Droplets by E-to-Z Photoisomerization and Melting Phase Transition
Shaping the Future of Nanocrystals - Berkeley Lab – Berkeley Lab News Center
Full article: Ionic liquids under nanoscale confinement
Encapsulated Nanodroplet Crystallization of Organic-Soluble Small Molecules - ScienceDirect