Title :
Femtosecond laser processing of lysozyme crystals
Author :
Kashii, Masafumi ; Kitano, Hiroshi ; Hosokawa, Yoichiroh ; Adachi, Hiroaki ; Mori, Yusuke ; Sasaki, Takatomo ; Yoshikawa, Hideki
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering, Japan; E-mail address: kashii@ssk.pwr.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
Abstract :
We have developed a novel processing technique for lysozyme crystals using femtosecond laser ablation. This procedure enables us to make problematic protein crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction measurements to determine the three-dimensional (3D) protein structure.
Keywords :
Crystallization; Crystals; Laser ablation; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Protein engineering; Surface cracks; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569506
