title: Application of femtosecond laser ablation for detaching grown protein crystals from glass capillary tube.
abstract: We developed a novel technique for detaching protein crystals from glass capillary tube using the counter diffusion crystallization technique by femtosecond laser irradiation. X-ray diffraction analysis demonstrated that femtosecond laser irradiation has little effect on crystallinity. This technique will contribute to progress in structural genomics as a powerful tool.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. mkashii-osk@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kashii
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Takatomo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Kazufumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Shigenori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanaya
authors.forename: Hiroyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Kazuomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugamoto
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D005898:Glass; D007834:Lasers; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins