Electron Microscopy Density Visualization
(Prototype applet)

Mail Frank Oellien for comments, questions and further information.

Figure: Screenshot of VRML plugin and Java applet; E. coli ribosome, resolution 18 Angstrom (Nature 1997).

The applet was developed within the framework of the ChemVis research project.
Here you will find other ChemVis applications: http://www2.chemie.uni-erlangen.de/ChemVis/projects.html

Description

Scientists can obtain high structure resolutions by means of cryoelectron microscopy. However, higher resolutions will also lead to very large scale volume data sets, which cannot be transfered over the Internet in a reasonabelle way.
We have developed a tool for Internet-based 3D visualization of cryoelectron microscopic data. Our application allows the inspection of volume data interactively by balancing rendering quality and real time performance. Furthermore, we plan the optional embedding of chemical structures such as proteins into the scene.
Please send us an email for further information.

Acknowledgments

We thank Dr. H. Stark from the IMT (University of Marburg) for the cryoelectron microscopic data of the E. coli ribosome.

Mail Frank Oellien for comments, questions and further information.