How to use dynamic light scattering to improve the likelihood of growing macromolecular crystals

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 363, Issue , 2007, Pages 109-129

  Borgstahl, Gloria E O ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aggregation; DLS; Dynamic light scattering; Hydrodynamic radius; Monodispersity; Polydispersity; Solubility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RADIATION SCATTERING;

CRYSTALLIZATION; LIGHT; PROBABILITY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 33847255546     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-209-2:109     Document Type: Article

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