Application of High-Field Superconducting Magnet to Protein Crystallization

A quasi-microgravity environment appears in a high-field superconducting magnet bore where a large magnetic force counterbalances gravity acting on a diamagnetic substance. This suppresses convection of the diamagnetic solution in the crystallization cell placed in the bore from which protein crystals precipitate. A 16 T class superconducting magnet has been developed with a special coil configuration; one of the component coils produces a...