Insider Blog NASA Spinoff
Posted March 19th, 2007 by adminNASA Tech Briefs INSIDER 03/19/2007
Spatial-phase imaging involves the use of proprietary filters. The operator uses a single camera to acquire a series of spatial-phase images of a specimen. Next, the image data is digitally processed using algorithms that extract information on the 3D properties of the protein crystal of interest. This can be processed further to extract information about the symmetry of the crystal and to detect flaws. This method should accelerate the search for conditions to optimize the growth of proteins and be a means of automating the growth of high-quality protein crystals.
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