| 摘要 |
A method of facilitating the crystallisation of a macromolecule comprising the step of adding a mesoporous glass to a crystallisation sample wherein the mesoporous glass comprises pores having diameters between 4 nm and 100 nm and has a surface area of at least 50 m<SUP>2</SUP>/g. A method of facilitating the crystallisation of a macromolecule comprising the step of adding to a crystallisation sample a mesoporous glass of the composition Si0<SUB>2</SUB>; CaO-P<SUB>2</SUB>0<SUB>5</SUB>-SiO<SUB>2 </SUB>or Na<SUB>2</SUB>0-CaO-P<SUB>2</SUB>0<SUB>5</SUB>-SiO<SUB>2</SUB>, wherein each of the Ca, P, Si or Na atoms within the compositions may be substituted with a suitable atom chosen from B, Al, Ti, Mg, or K, and, optionally, the composition may also include heavy elements to enhance X-ray diffraction contrast such as Ag, Au, Cr, Co, Sr, Ba, Pt, Ta or other atom with an atomic number over 20. |
