New AFM techniques for investigating molecular growth mechanisms of protein crystals

Arunan Nadarajah; Huayu Li; John H. Konnert; Marc L. Pusey

doi:10.1117/12.401635

29 September 2000 New AFM techniques for investigating molecular growth mechanisms of protein crystals

Arunan Nadarajah, Huayu Li, John H. Konnert, Marc L. Pusey

Proceedings Volume 4098, Optical Devices and Diagnostics in Materials Science; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.401635
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Protein crystal growth studies conducted on several Space Shuttle missions suggest that a low gravity environment is beneficial for crystal growth of many proteins. The reason for this improvement continues to elude investigators, although more recent studies suggest that its explanation may lie in the molecular growth mechanisms of the crystals. Understanding such processes will require powerful new techniques to be developed that can prove growth processes at the molecular level.

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Arunan Nadarajah, Huayu Li, John H. Konnert, and Marc L. Pusey "New AFM techniques for investigating molecular growth mechanisms of protein crystals", Proc. SPIE 4098, Optical Devices and Diagnostics in Materials Science, (29 September 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.401635

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