"promote formation" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to encourage the development of something, like an organization, a relationship, or an idea. For example, "Through our program, we aim to promote the formation of international partnerships."
However, there are still debates whether Fe3C could promote formation and growth of very thin CNTs [15].
Aluminum chloride is added in the oxidation step to promote formation of the rutile crystal which is the TiO2 product.
Furthermore, the nanocomposite architecture nature of the membranes safeguards the membrane from shocks or abrasion that could promote formation of defects.
The use of C-terminal cysteines to promote formation of covalent dimers and for the purpose of site-specific modification has been described previously.
The blood-contacting surface should simultaneously prevent thrombus formation and promote formation of a confluent endothelial cell layer, to achieve sustained haemostasis.
The UV-ABC/H2O2 process did not promote formation of quinone imines by 90 min of treatment and therefore did not increase acute toxicity values.
Surface aluminium enrichment of cyclic oxidation samples was carried out by vapour-phase aluminization to promote formation of a protective alumina scale at 1100 °C.
One of the important targets in regenerative medicine is to design resorbable materials that can promote formation of new bone in large skeletal defects.
Cell-substratum links promote formation of mounds as opposed to single-layer biofilms, whereas filial links affect the roundness of the biofilm.
Based on this theory, experiments conducted under conditions that would promote formation of bentonite fibers were found to be associated with an increase in bonding.
P doping in NC can not only tune the electron configuration but also promote formation of hollow nanospheres with larger voids compared with NC.
