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1. A method of translating conditions from a small-volume to a larger-volume comprising:
- (a) identifying one or more first test level(s) of one or more variable(s) that produce a first performance characteristic in a small volume;
(b) adjusting one or more level with an adjustment factor which factor which is based on the first performance characteristic produced in the small volume and the volume differences between the small volume and the larger volume;
thereby producing one or more second test level(s) of one or more variable(s) for producing a second performance characteristic in a larger volume.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods of and systems for translating conditions from a small-volume experiment to a larger-volume experiment.
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1. A method of translating conditions from a small-volume to a larger-volume comprising:
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(a) identifying one or more first test level(s) of one or more variable(s) that produce a first performance characteristic in a small volume;
(b) adjusting one or more level with an adjustment factor which factor which is based on the first performance characteristic produced in the small volume and the volume differences between the small volume and the larger volume;
thereby producing one or more second test level(s) of one or more variable(s) for producing a second performance characteristic in a larger volume. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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2. A method of producing a product in a large-volume comprising:
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(a) identifying one or more test level(s) of one or more variable(s) in a small volume that produce a first performance characteristic;
(b) adjusting one or more test level(s) with an adjustment factor which is based on the first performance characteristic produced in the small volume and the volume difference between the small volume and a larger volume;
thereby producing one or more second test level(s) of one or more variable(s);
(c) producing a product using said second test level(s) in a larger-volume.
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10. A method of formulating an adjustment factor for translating conditions from a small-volume to a larger-volume comprising:
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(a) identifying one or more test level(s) of one or more variables that produce a first performance characteristic in a small volume for further analysis;
(b) identifying one or more test level(s) of one or more variables that produce a second performance characteristic in a large volume for further analysis;
(c) forming an analytical model for obtaining optimum values of the performance characteristic using the identified test levels of variables; and
(e) formulating an adjustment factor using the analytical model. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of translating crystallization conditions from a small-volume experiment to a larger-volume experiment comprising:
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(a) identifying one or more first test level(s) of one or more variable(s) that produce a first crystal property in the small volume;
(b) adjusting one or more test level with an adjustment factor which factor which is based on the first performance characteristic produced in the small volume and the volume differences between the small volume and the larger volume;
thereby producing one or more second test level(s) for producing a second crystal property in a larger volume. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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13. A method of producing an x-ray quality crystal comprising:
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(a) identifying one or more first test level(s) of one or more variable(s) that produce a first crystal property in a small-volume;
(b) adjusting one or more test level(s) with an adjustment factor which is based on the first crystal property produced in the small volume experiment and the volume difference between the small volume experiment and the larger volume experiment;
(c) producing a x-ray quality crystal using said second test level(s) in a larger-volume.
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29. A computer implemented method of translating conditions from a small-volume to a larger-volume comprising:
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(a) identifying one or more test level(s) of one or more variables that produce a first performance characteristic in a small volume for further analysis;
(b) identifying one or more test level(s) of one or more variables that produce a second performance characteristic in a large volume for further analysis;
(c) recording the values of the test levels, variables and performance characteristics at a particular volume;
(d) forming an analytical model for obtaining optimum values using the recorded values; and
(e) formulating an adjustment factor using the analytical model thereby producing a second set of test levels for producing a second performance characteristic in a larger volume. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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