Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2014

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[M-IS36_1PM1] Interface- and nano-phenomena on crystal growth

Thu. May 1, 2014 2:15 PM - 4:00 PM 314 (3F)

Convener:*Yuki Kimura(Tohoku University), Hitoshi Miura(Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Department of Information and Biological Sciences, Nagoya City University), Katsuo Tsukamoto(Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University), Hisao Satoh(Naka Energy Research Laboratory, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation), Chair:jun nozawa(Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University), Hitoshi Miura(Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Department of Information and Biological Sciences, Nagoya City University)

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

[MIS36-11] In-Situ Observation of Protein Crystal Growth in The International Space Station

*Kenta MURAYAMA1, Izumi YOSHIZAKI2 (1.Katsuo Tsukamoto, 2.JAXA)

Keywords:crystal growth, space experiment, microgravity

In-situ observation of protein crystal growth was conduced at the international space station in 2012. Both growth rate and surface topography of lysotyme crystals vs supersaturation and purity of the solution were measured for the first time by interferometry in space. The differences from groud-base experiments became clear to answer the question "Why better crystal could be grown in space?".