Promising approaches to crystallization of macromolecules suppressing the convective mass transport to the growing crystal

Conditions of mass transport to growing crystals are important factors that have an impact on the size and quality of macromolecular crystals. The mass transport occurs via two mechanisms - by diffusion and convection. The crystal quality can be influenced by changing (either suppressing or enhancin...

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Published in:Russian chemical reviews 2015-01, Vol.84 (8), p.853-659
Main Authors: Boyko, K M, Popov, V O, Kovalchuk, M V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Convection
Crystallization
Crystals
Diffusion
Macromolecules
Retarding
Transport
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Summary:Conditions of mass transport to growing crystals are important factors that have an impact on the size and quality of macromolecular crystals. The mass transport occurs via two mechanisms - by diffusion and convection. The crystal quality can be influenced by changing (either suppressing or enhancing) the convective mass transport. The review gives an overview and analysis of the published data on different methods of macromolecular crystallization providing the suppression of convective mass transport to growing crystals in order to improve the crystal quality. The bibliography includes 91 references.
ISSN:0036-021X
1468-4837
DOI:10.1070/RCR4557