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Creating a timelapse of menthol crystals growing
« on: November 23, 2024, 04:58:13 AM »
Hello,

I'd love some help with this. I'm trying to create a 10-15min reaction where I can film menthol crystals forming under a microscope. So far I've managed to photograph some, but the reaction time is very fast. I don't have any ethanol, so I'm just using water currently.

Any tips on how to achieve this? So far, i've melted the menthol crystals in hot water, but as i said, crystals form too quickly around the sides of the saturated liquid on the slide.

Many thanks!

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Re: Creating a timelapse of menthol crystals growing
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2024, 10:17:59 AM »
Ethanol is quite simple to find and not that expensive, even using vodka as a solvent can help.
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