Patent ID: 7879115

Claim:
A method of nucleating a crystal structure of a substance selected from the group consisting of amino acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, amines, alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, heterocyclic compounds, alcohols, organometallics, and carboxylic acids, the method comprising: preparing a supersaturated solution of the substance in a solvent; selecting an intensity of a static electric field necessary to prepare the crystal structure of the substance, wherein the static electric field is greater than 400,000 V/m but less than 800,000 V/m; and subjecting the supersaturated solution to the static electric field for a period of time of between 0.1 second and 10 hours to induce nucleation of the crystal structure of the substance, wherein the supersaturated solution is not affected chemically by the subjecting of the supersaturated solution to the static electric field.