Institute of National Colleges of Technology, Japan

Takashi Wakamatsu

Yuki Ohnishi

The subject is providing a crystallizing device of a biopolymer, which made to form biopolymer crystal efficiently in crystallization solution of a small amount of biopolymers by applying a low voltage and not to make an electrode disturb but observable a state of crystal formation. As an electrode for applying an electric field to a biopolymer solution, a transparent conductor, which does not disturb crystal formation, is used. Between the transparent conductor electrodes, the electric insulating memberis placed and the crystallization solutionfor a small amount of biopolymers is maintained inter-electrode. A biopolymer is efficiently crystallized by applying a low voltage supplied from the voltage generatorto the transparent conductor electrode. A crystal formation state of a biopolymer is optically observable from the electrode side of a transparent conductor. Orientation control of the biopolymer can be performed by an electric field formed by the above-mentioned voltage application.

Device for crystallizing biopolymer, cell of solution for crystallizing biopolymer, method for controlling alignment of biopolymer, method for crystallizing biopolymer and biopolymer crystal

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Hitachinaka, Japan

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