Smart materials for protein crystallization
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Automating the application of smart materials for protein crystallization
The fabrication and validation of the first semi-liquid nonprotein nucleating agent to be administered automatically to crystallization trials is reported. This research builds upon prior demonstration of the suitability of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs; known as `smart materials') for inducing protein crystal growth. Modified MIPs of altered texture suitable for high-throughput trials a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0108-7673
DOI: 10.1107/s0108767312099783