SERPENT is a tool for modeling the evolution of crystal shapes and surface energy shapes over time, which may allow for optimization of crystal growth processes and characterization of nanoparticle toxicology. SERPEnT is a software program written (in MATLAB) to extrapolate surface energy shapes (SES) from given equilibrium crystal shapes (ECS) using sets of Bezier control points in three dimensions. SERPEnT is based on the classical Wulff constructions for ECS shape, and functionalizations of the Wulff constructions for modeling evolution of ECS/SES shapes over time. See "Characterization, Simulation, and Modeling of Multiscale Directed-Assembly Systems" (Chapter 2) by Ryan Molecke for a more complete description.
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