The slow rotating centrifuge microscope NIZEMI--a versatile instrument for terrestrial hypergravity and space microgravity research in biology and materials science.

Abstract:

:NIZEMI (slow rotating centrifuge microscope) is a tool for optical investigations of small biological and non-biological specimens during variable accelerations. Two laboratory models for ground research designed for accelerations from 1 to 5 x g and 10 x g respectively are used for terrestrial research, especially in gravitational biology. A space facility was developed and built for the Spacelab mission IML-2 during which eight experiments were performed successfully. The specifications and topic design features of the NIZEMI models are presented in this paper.

journal_name

J Biotechnol

journal_title

Journal of biotechnology

authors

Friedrich UL,Joop O,Pütz C,Willich G

doi

10.1016/0168-1656(96)01371-5

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-06-27 00:00:00

pages

225-38

issue

2-3

eissn

0168-1656

issn

1873-4863

pii

0168-1656(96)01371-5

journal_volume

47

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