The Solvent Component of Macromolecular Crystals (IMAGE)

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The Solvent Component of Macromolecular Crystals

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Given favorable kinetics, macromolecules can self-assemble from a metastable, supersaturated solution into crystals, a periodic network of macromolecules connected by weak but specific intermolecular interactions.

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Weichenberger et al.

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