25pA3 In situ Observations of Elementary Growth Steps on Protein Crystals and Individual Protein Molecules Diffusing in the Vicinity of Crystal Surfaces(NCCG-34)

Abstract

Mechanisms of defects incorporation have to be clarified to grow high quality single crystals. To approach this problem, elementary growth processes, such as 1) movement of elementary growth steps and 2) diffusion of solute molecules in the vicinity of crystal surfaces have to be observed in situ. Recently, we have succeeded in observing these elementary processes by advanced optical microscopy utilizing large size of protein molecules.