title: A novel rotating experimental platform in a superconducting magnet.
abstract: This paper introduces a novel platform designed to be used in a strong static magnetic field (in a superconducting magnet). The platform is a sample holder that rotates in the strong magnetic field. Any samples placed in the platform will rotate due to the rotation of the sample holder. With this platform, a number of experiments such as material processing, culture of biological systems, chemical reactions, or other processes can be carried out. In this report, we present some preliminary experiments (protein crystallization, cell culture, and seed germination) conducted using this platform. The experimental results showed that the platform can affect the processes, indicating that it provides a novel environment that has not been investigated before and that the effects of such an environment on many different physical, chemical, or biological processes can be potentially useful for applications in many fields.
authors: Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, People's Republic of China.
authors: Da
authors: D
authors: Chen
authors: Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an 710021, People's Republic of China.
authors: Hui-Ling
authors: HL
authors: Cao
authors: Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, People's Republic of China.
authors: Ya-Jing
authors: YJ
authors: Ye
authors: Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, People's Republic of China.
authors: Chen
authors: C
authors: Dong
authors: Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, People's Republic of China.
authors: Yong-Ming
authors: YM
authors: Liu
authors: Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, People's Republic of China.
authors: Peng
authors: P
authors: Shang
authors: Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, People's Republic of China.
authors: Da-Chuan
authors: DC
authors: Yin