Theory and simulation of buoyancy-driven convection around growing protein crystals in microgravity

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 14-21

  Carotenuto, L ^a   Cartwright, J H E ^a   Castagnolo, D ^a   Garc#x00ED a Ruiz, J M ^a   Otalora F ^a  

^a MARS srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; LYSOZYME; PROTEIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; SPACE FLIGHT; THERMODYNAMICS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ALGORITHMS; CONVECTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FERRITINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MURAMIDASE; PROTEINS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALS; HEAT CONVECTION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PROTEINS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION;

MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING;

EID: 0035984258     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02872072     Document Type: Article

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6. Compendium of information for interpreting the microgravity environment of the orbiter spacecraft