Interferometry-based direct comparison of transport phenomena associated with the growth processes of organic and inorganic crystals

Non‐intrusive dynamic measurements of concentration fields around solution‐grown protein and inorganic crystals using a Mach‐Zehnder interferometer have been reported. Sodium chlorate (inorganic) and hen‐egg‐white lysozyme (protein) crystals have been employed as model materials. Mass transport phenomenon during the growth process is visualized in the form of interferometric images. Development of concentration boundary layers in the vicinity of...