CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2004 VOL. 4, NO. 5 861
Editorial Introduction: Crystal Growth of Organic Materials This special issue of Crystal Growth and Design is dedicated to the fundamental and technical challenges of the growth of crystalline organic materials. The authors of the papers that appear in this issue were selected from those presenting aspects of their work at the 6th International Conference on the Crystal Growth of Organic Materials (CGOM6) held at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, from September 18-21, 2003. Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, is located on the River Clyde in the west of the country and is home to a wide variety of cultural and historical attractions and some of the finest architecture in Europe. This workshop followed from similar meetings held previously in Japan, UK, Germany, and the United States. This conference comprised a synergistic workshopstyle program centering on the growth, characterization, and applications of organic materials. It sought to integrate concepts from molecular-scale fundamentals to process-scale engineering central to the practical exploitation of organic crystals to form specialty products. The workshop program was directed towards future challenges within the domain area stressing relevance in a wide range of industrial sectors, including pharmaceutical and healthcare products, food and nutritional materials, and petrochemicals, together with
organic fine chemicals such as agrochemicals, dyes/ pigments, formulation and effect chemicals, and personal products. The scientific program consisted of scientific sessions covering fundamentals, characterization, and applied areas. Reflecting a true workshop context, the sessions included extended discussion of the papers over a wide range of topical areas. In all, some 118 papers (14 invited, 30 contributed, 74 posters) were presented from delegates drawn from 15 nationalities. This conference was dedicated to mark the retirement of John N. Sherwood, Burmah Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, in recognition of his contribution to organic crystal science and technology over the past 45 years. This was marked via a special session of the conference. In this special issue, you will find a series of research articles that reflect the complexities of the growth of crystalline organic materials. Aspects of the chemistry, engineering, and production of these materials are demonstrated from theoretical and fundamental studies through to practical application. We hope you enjoy this glimpse of the fascinating complexity of crystal growth and design! Peter J. Halfpenny, Xiaojun Lai, and Kevin J. Roberts
Special Issue Editors CG0497389
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