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Figure 4
Growing large xylitol crystals. (1) Preparation of seed crystal. A seed crystal, glued to the end of a cotton thread, is placed in an aqueous saturated xylitol solution (∼170 g of xylitol dissolved in 100 mL of water). (2) After several weeks, a large single crystal is obtained. The scale bar represents 10 mm. |
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