Studies of the fundamental processes that underlie:

• Nucleation control
• Growth kinetics
• Perfection of crystals

Issues addressed:

First system-dependent rationale for advantages and disadvantages of reduced gravity for protein crystal perfection

Crystallization and aggregation of human hemoglobin

Causes sickle cell and other related anemia; 800,000 in USA affected First molecular resolution image of a hemoglobin crystal surface

Visualization of elementary crystallization acts

Molecular resolution Growth sites at steps Impurity adsorption Defects