Free Virtual Workshop: How to Use Particle Informatics Tools to Connect Crystal Structure to Particle Behaviour
If you’re curious about how crystal structures relate to particles and their chemical properties, join this free 90-minute hands-on workshop!
Tuesday, 21st October, 9:30 (BST)/ 10:30 (CEST)/ 16:30 (CST)
In silico design methods are gaining popularity in the formulated products industry to predict manufacturing and processing bottlenecks. The CSD-Particle informatics tools use the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) to reveal the surface chemistry and topology of crystal facets.
What we will cover
We will provide an overview of the functionality available in the CSD-Particle software suite, focusing on tools for particle surface analysis. The session will include presentations and demonstrations by CCDC expert tutors, plus a hands-on part for you to try the software, with the tutors available to help you and answer your questions.
You will learn:
- How to use the desktop molecular visualizer software Mercury for Particle Informatics studies.
- How to use the Surface Analysis tool.
- How to calculate Full Interaction Maps on surfaces.
- How you can best use Mercury and CSD-Particle in your workflows.
- About recent advances and improvements in CSD-Particle tools.
Entry requirements
This workshop is open to everyone who wants to learn hands-on how to use the tools from the CSD-Particle suite to visualize and analyse surface properties in the context of particles.
Software requirements
You’ll need access to the CSD and have Mercury installed and activated with a valid CSD license (CSD-Particle or CSD-Enterprise). All academic licences include access to the full range of features covered in this workshop. If you are unsure whether your institution already has a license, please contact us via the form on the Contact Us webpage.
If you do not have access to the CSD, we can provide a temporary workshop licence exclusively for this event. When registering below, please select “No” in response to the question: “Do you or your institution have a current full CSD licence?” and we’ll get you set up.
If you have already have the CSD installed, please ensure you’re using the most up-to-date version of the software. Click here for more information.
Who should attend?
- Formulation scientists
- Crystallization scientists
- Research scientists concerned with particle behaviour
- PhD and post-doc researchers interested in chemical and mechanical particle properties
- Commercial scientists concerned with the formulation and processing of crystalline products
- Scientists involved in manufacturing crystalline products, looking to reduce bottlenecks and predict processing issues earlier.
The tutors hosting the event have developed these tools for particle analysis alongside experts from major pharmaceutical companies and academia.
The workshop will be recorded, and all registered participants will have access to the recording.