Growing and making nano- and microcrystals

Robert L. Shoeman, Elisabeth Hartmann, Ilme Schlichting

Published: 2022-11-29 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-022-00777-5

nano-and microcrystals

structural determination

milling and seeding techniques

size-adjustable preparation

time-resolved crystallography

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Thanks to recent technological advances in X-ray and micro-electron diffraction and solid-state NMR, structural information can be obtained by using much smaller crystals. Thus, microcrystals have become a valuable commodity rather than a mere stepping st
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