A new adaptive grid-size algorithm for the simulation of sedimentation velocity profiles in analytical ultracentrifugation

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-120

  Brown, Patrick H ^a   Schuck, Peter ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical ultracentrifugation; Finite element methods; Protein interactions; Size distributions

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CENTRIFUGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PROTEINS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ANALYTICAL ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGAL FORCES; MACROMOLECULAR MIXTURES; PROTEIN INTERACTIONS;

SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 37249086336     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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