Single-crystal – oriented-crystal – and epitaxy growth processes; – Processes of growth from liquid or supercritical state – Having growth from a solution comprising a solvent which is...
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2007-08-07
2007-08-07
Hiteshew, Felisa C. (Department: 1722)
Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes;
Processes of growth from liquid or supercritical state
Having growth from a solution comprising a solvent which is...
C156S089110, C423S173000, C423S180000, C501S002000, C501S039000, C501S054000, C501S063000, C623S023620
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ABSTRACT:
A method of facilitating the crystallisation of a macromolecule comprising the step of adding a mesoporous glass to a crystallisation sample wherein the mesoporous glass comprises pores having diameters between 4 nm and 100 nm and has a surface area of at least 50 m2/g. A method of facilitating the crystallisation of a macromolecule comprising the step of adding to a crystallisation sample a mesoporous glass of the composition Si02; CaO—P205-SiO2or Na20-CaO—P205-SiO2, wherein each of the Ca, P, Si or Na atoms within the compositions may be substituted with a suitable atom chosen from B, Al, Ti, Mg, or K, and, optionally, the composition may also include heavy elements to enhance X-ray diffraction contrast such as Ag, Au, Cr, Co, Sr, Ba, Pt, Ta or other atom with an atomic number over 20.
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Chayen Naomi
Hench Larry
Hiteshew Felisa C.
Imperial Collage Innovations Limited
Mersereau C. G.
Nikolai & Mersereau , P.A.
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