Utilizing 3D Printing for Enhanced Sample Handling in Analytical Ultracentrifugation

3D-Printing for Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) is a classical technique of physical biochemistry providing information on size, shape, and interactions of macromolecules from the analysis of their migration in centrifugal fields while free in solution. A key mechanical element in AUC is the centerpiece, a component of the sample cell assembly that is mounted between the optical windows to allow imaging a...

Utilizing 3D Printing to Assist the Blind

The rapid advent of 3D printing technologies in recent years has far-reaching implications for individuals with disabilities in general and those with blindness in particular. This paper explores how 3D printing is being utilized for the blind as an affordable, easily accessible means of creating tactile representations of visual information and also expounds upon the possibilities which this t...

Analytical ultracentrifugation of colloids.

In this contribution the use of Analytical Ultracentrifugation (AUC) for the modern analysis of colloids is reviewed. Since AUC is a fractionation technique, distributions of the sedimentation coefficient, particle size and shape, molar mass and density can be obtained for particle sizes spanning the entire colloidal range. The Ångström resolution and the reliable statistics with which particle...

What is Analytical Ultracentrifugation?

Introduction to Analytical Ultracentrifugation