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Preparation, selection, and investigation of specimens
P. F. Lindley. International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. C, ch. 3.1, pp. 148-155  [ doi:10.1107/97809553602060000585 ]

Abstract

This chapter deals with the preparation and selection of single-crystal specimens for subsequent X-ray investigation. It contains brief notes on crystal growth and a general introduction to the special problems that may be encountered with biological macromolecules. The references have been selected to guide the reader towards more comprehensive texts that are available and specialists in this field should certainly consult the new volume of International Tables dedicated to biological macromolecules ( ). The section on crystal selection gives some overall guidelines regarding crystal size, shape and quality, and emphasizes that time spent on optical examination can often save effort at a later stage of a crystal structure analysis.


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International Tables for Crystallography is the definitive resource and reference work for crystallography. The multi-volume series comprises articles and tables of data relevant to crystallographic research and to applications of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials.