Cyclic olefin homopolymer-based microfluidics for protein crystallization andin situX-ray diffraction
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Cyclic olefin homopolymer-based microfluidics for protein crystallization and in situ X-ray diffraction
Microfluidics is a promising technology for the rapid identification of protein crystallization conditions. However, most of the existing systems utilize silicone elastomers as the chip material which, despite its many benefits, is highly permeable to water vapour. This limits the time available for protein crystallization to less than a week. Here, the use of a cyclic olefin homopolymer-based ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0907-4449
DOI: 10.1107/s0907444909021489