Protein Crystallization Facility
Short Name: PCF
Current Status: On Ground
Each Handheld PCF Assembly consists of 35 1 ml sample bottles (5 stacks of 7). Each stack is secured to the Handheld Assembly cap which will provide a conductive path through each of the sample bottle. The Container along with the sample bottles provides three levels of containment for the sample solutions. Each Handheld PCF is approximately 8.2 inches by 4.2 inches in diameter (1.9L).
Additional Information:
https://www.uab.edu/engineering/eitd/projects/protein-crystal-growth/handheld-pcf
https://www.uab.edu/engineering/eitd/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337695546_Pembrolizumab_microgravity_crystallization_experimentation
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253990779_Protein_crystal_growth_in_microgravity_review_of_large_scale_temperature_induction_method_Bovine_insulin_human_insulin_and_human_a-interferon
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-019-0090-3
Parent Facility:
Child Facility:
ISS Environment: Internal
Facility Owner: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Facility Manager: Chad Duke | University of Alabama at Birmingham
Manager Email: [email protected]
Operator/Implementation Partner: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Developer(s): University of Alabama at Birmingham - Engineering and Innovative Technology Development
Sponsoring Space Agency: NASA
