Growing and dissolving protein crystals in a levitated and containerless droplet

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 310, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1206-1212

  Yin, Da Chuan ^a   Lu, Hui Meng ^a   Geng, Li Qiang ^a   Shi, Zhao Hua ^b   Luo, Hui Min ^a   Li, Hai Sheng ^a   Ye, Ya Jing ^a   Guo, Wei Hong ^a   Shang, Peng ^a   Wakayama, Nobuko I ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b New Century Institute for Measurement and Control   (China)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

A1. Biocrystallization; A1. Magnetic levitation; A2. Containerless crystal growth; A2. Growth from solutions; B1. Protein

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; DROPS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC LEVITATION; PROTEINS;

CONTAINERLESS DROPLET; GROWTH FROM SOLUTIONS; PROTEIN CRYSTALS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 39649083111     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2007.12.059     Document Type: Article

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