Polymer-based microfluidic device for on-chip counter-diffusive crystallization and <i>in situ</i> X-ray crystallography at room temperature
Sarthak Saha, Can Özden, Alfred Samkutty, Silvia Russi, Aina E. Cohen, Margaret M. Stratton, Sarah L. Perry
Abstract
Here we have reported novel polymeric devices to control fluid flow using surface forces and capillary action to facilitate counter-diffusive, on-chip protein crystallization.
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MicrofluidicsCrystallizationIn situMicrofluidic chipPolymerMaterials scienceChipNanotechnologyAnalytical Chemistry (journal)CrystallographyChemical engineeringChemistryComposite materialChromatographyEngineeringElectrical engineeringOrganic chemistryMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation