New approaches on crystallization under electric fields

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 38-44

  Hammadi, Zoubida ^a   Veesler, Stéphane ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Biocrystallization; Electric field; External field; Growth from solutions; Nucleation

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249091866     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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