Virus crystallisation

Virus crystallisation is the re-arrangement of viral components into solid crystal particles. The crystals are composed of thousands of inactive forms of a particular virus arranged in the shape of a prism. The inactive nature of virus crystals provide advantages for immunologists to effectively analyze the structure and function behind viruses. Understanding of such characteristics have been enhanced thanks to the enhancement and diversity in crystallisation technologies. Virus crystals have a deep history of being widely applied in epidemiology and virology, and still to this day remains a catalyst for studying viral patterns to mitigate potential disease outbreaks.

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