Using microfluidics to decouple nucleation and growth of protein crystals

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2192-2194

  Shim, Jung Uk ^a   Cristobal, Galder ^b,d   Link, Darren R ^b,e   Thorsen, Todd ^c   Fraden, Seth ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d Rhodia Europe   (France)

^e Raindance Technologies   (United States)

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EID: 36649018736     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg700688f     Document Type: Conference Paper

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