3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING OF PROTEIN CRYSTALS WITH THE USE OF OPTICAL LOW-COHERENCE REFLECTOMETRY

Authors
LAWSON CM FORRESTALL DA ZHAI T SHEN M DELUCAS LJ
Citation
Cm. Lawson et al., 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING OF PROTEIN CRYSTALS WITH THE USE OF OPTICAL LOW-COHERENCE REFLECTOMETRY, Microwave and optical technology letters, 13(2), 1996, pp. 63-66
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Microwave and optical technology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
08952477
Volume
13
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
63 - 66
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-2477(1996)13:2<63:3IOPCW>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
We describe the use of fiber-optic low coherence reflectometry to noni nvasively acquire three-dimensional images of lysozyme protein crystal s in solution with a 1-5-mu m depth resolution. This type of noninvasi ve protein crystal growth monitoring might ultimately be used to impro ve the growth processes in microgravity environments. (C) 1996 John Wi ley & Sons, Inc.