Observing classical nucleation theory at work by monitoring phase transitions with molecular precision

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Sleutel, Mike ^a   Lutsko, Jim ^b   Van Driessche, Alexander E S ^a   Durán Olivencia, Miguel A ^c   Maes, Dominique ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIN; GLUCOSE ISOMERASE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLINITY; GLUCOSE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUCLEATION; PHASE TRANSITION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CLASSICAL NUCLEATION THEORY; CRYSTAL; PHASE TRANSITION; THEORY; UBIQUITINATION;

EID: 84922373925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6598     Document Type: Article

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