The importance of understanding and considering the role of the existence of different crystal forms in the design and preparation of new materials is discussed.
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Bernstein, J. (2008). Crystal Polymorphism. In: Novoa, J.J., Braga, D., Addadi, L. (eds) Engineering of Crystalline Materials Properties. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6823-2_5
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