Protein Crystallisation Reactor
This “cell” is used as a reaction vessel to investigate the crystallisation of proteins under conditions of weightlessness. It is used in shuttle missions and on the international space station ISS. The reaction vessel is manufactured completely from quartz and fused directly according to the Hellma process.
The inner surfaces are polished with interferometric precision and have marker crosses for positioning. The outer surfaces are supplied with an anti-reflection coating.
Hellma in space
Protein Crystallisation Reactor
| Application | Reaction vessel for use in space, (e.g. on shuttle missions and the space station ISS) |
| Special characteristics | Precisely polished interferometric inner surfaces with cross makers. |
| Material | Quartz |