A plug-based microfluidic system for dispensing lipidic cubic phase (LCP) material validated by crystallizing membrane proteins in lipidic mesophases

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 789-798

  Li, Liang ^a   Fu, Qiang ^a   Kors, Christopher A ^b   Stewart, Lance ^c   Nollert, Peter ^d   Laible, Philip D ^b   Ismagilov, Rustem F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DeCODE Chemistry & Biostructures   (United States)

^d Emerald BioStructures   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet; Lipidic cubic phase; Membrane protein; Plugs; Protein crystallization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION; LIPIDIC CUBIC PHASE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MESOPHASES; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; NANOLITERS; PARAMETER SPACES; PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CRYSTALLIZATION; DROP FORMATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MATERIALS; MICROFLUIDICS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

PROTEINS;

EID: 77953611858     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0512-8     Document Type: Article

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