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To create elusive crystals, just open the box

A simple recipe creates a valuable crystalline drug.
Paracetamol crystals, polarised light micrograph of paracetamol (acetaminophen) crystals.

Paracetamol crystals. A desirable form of these crystals has been made by mixing carefully chosen ingredients at room temperature. Credit: Gerd Guenther/SPL

Crystal growing is a finicky process that can demand the use of vacuums or ice baths. A new method could be as simple as mixing two judiciously chosen solids together at room temperature and leaving them alone.

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Nature 581, 243 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01434-1

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