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Interactive Molecular Model Assembly with 3D Printing
Published on: August 13, 2020
Leaving the structural ivory tower, assisted by interactive 3D PDF
Pravin Kumar1, Alexander Ziegler, Alexander Grahn
1Institut für Immungenetik, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Thielallee 73, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
The ability to embed interactive three-dimensional (3D) models into electronic publications in portable document format (PDF) greatly enhances the accessibility of molecular structures. Here, we report advances in this procedure and discuss what is needed to develop this format into a truly useful tool for the structural biology community as well as for readers who are less well trained in molecular visualization.
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