Statistical Design of Experiment methods have been used to investigate 24 seeding parameters in over a thousand crystallization cycles. Surprisingly, the mass or surface area of seeds were of no consequence. Only the method of stirring and the reuse of vessels were significant. We explain these results in terms of the single event and embryo coagulation mechanisms.
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