Patterned gl
ycine cr
ystals nucleated on functionalized metallic square islands. This approach can be used to fabricate particles with micron dimensions and screen solid forms under different conditions. The size of the gl
ycine cr
ystals is controlled b
y the dimensions of the islands. High energ
y metastable
-gl
ycine cr
ystallizes on small metallic islands, whereas for large islands, the pol
ymorphic outcome becomes biased toward the
-form.