Large single crystals with desirable shapes are essential for various scientific and industrial
fields, such as X-ray/neutron crystallography and crystalline devices. However, in the case of …

Control of crystal shape is an indispensable step for various applications of crystalline
products. However, obtaining the desired crystal shape by conventionally tuning …

We developed a spatially precise, soft microseeding method for the production of single
protein crystals that are suitable for X-ray crystallographic studies. We used focused …

With the recent development in pulsed lasers with ultrashort pulse widths or wavelengths,
spatially precise, low-damage processing by femtosecond or deep-UV laser ablation has …

For precise X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement giving the three-dimensional structure of
proteins, it is important to prepare high-quality single crystals with suitable shape. As a new …

Proteins with different micropatterns have various applications in biosensing, structural
analysis, and other biomedical fields. However, processing of micropatterns on single …

We have developed a novel processing technique for protein crystals using femtosecond
laser irradiation. We call this technique the femtosecond-laser-induced cut and cleave …

X-ray diffraction (XRD) provides important information regarding a three-dimensional
molecular structure, but high-quality crystals are necessary for XRD analysis. However, it is …

In order to utilize the high repetition rates now available at X-ray free-electron laser sources
for serial crystallography, methods must be developed to softly deliver large numbers of …

Manual manipulation of protein crystals is often required in order to obtain X-ray diffraction
(XRD) data, but the success of the manual operation depends on the experience and fortuity …