Methods of generating and screening for high free energy forms in capillaries
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1. A method of generating and screening for one or more high free energy forms of a compound, element or mixture, said method comprising the steps of:
- disposing a non-solid sample of the compound, element or mixture in a plurality of capillary tubes;
solidifying the sample in the plurality of capillary tubes, whereby a plurality of solids is generated; and
determining whether one or more high free energy forms were generated using an analytical method selected from the group consisting of visual analysis, microscopic analysis, thermal analysis, diffraction analysis, and spectroscopic analysis.
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Abstract
A method for generating and isolating a high free energy form of a compound or a mixture of compounds comprises the steps of placing a sample in a capillary tube, solidifying the sample in the capillary tube, and isolating a high free energy form of the sample. A method for searching for a high free energy form of a sample comprises the steps of placing the compound or mixture in a capillary tube, generating a solid in the capillary tube, and determining whether a high free energy form of the sample was generated. The sample may be a compound or mixture.
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1. A method of generating and screening for one or more high free energy forms of a compound, element or mixture, said method comprising the steps of:
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disposing a non-solid sample of the compound, element or mixture in a plurality of capillary tubes; solidifying the sample in the plurality of capillary tubes, whereby a plurality of solids is generated; and determining whether one or more high free energy forms were generated using an analytical method selected from the group consisting of visual analysis, microscopic analysis, thermal analysis, diffraction analysis, and spectroscopic analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of generating and screening for one or more high free energy forms of a compound, element or mixture, said method comprising the steps of:
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disposing a non-solid sample of the compound, element or mixture in a plurality of capillary tubes; solidifying the sample in the plurality of capillary tubes, whereby a plurality of generated solids is generated; determining whether one or more high free energy forms were generated using an analytical method selected from the group consisting of visual analysis, microscopic analysis, thermal analysis, diffraction analysis, and spectroscopic analysis; determining the number of occurrences of each of said solid forms; and assigning a relative free energy to each of said solid forms based on the number of occurrences, wherein a high free energy form is associated with a lower number of occurrences. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of generating and screening for one or more high free energy forms of a compound, element or mixture, said method comprising the steps of:
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disposing a non-solid sample of the compound, element or mixture in a plurality of capillary tubes; solidifying the sample in the plurality of capillary tubes, whereby a plurality of solids is generated; and determining whether one or more high free energy forms were generated. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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