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Colloid and Polymer Science
Published in: Colloid and Polymer Science 2/2008

01-02-2008 | Original Contribution

Parallel computational techniques for the analysis of sedimentation velocity experiments in UltraScan

Authors: Emre Brookes, Borries Demeler

Published in: Colloid and Polymer Science | Issue 2/2008

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Abstract

The advent of parallel computing technology and low-cost computing hardware has facilitated the adoption of high-performance computing tools for the analysis of sedimentation data. Over the past 15 years, we have developed the UltraScan software (Demeler et al., http://​ultrascan.​uthscsa.​edu) to support sedimentation analysis, experimental design, and data management. We describe here recent extensions and advances in methodology that have been adapted in UltraScan. High-performance computing methods implemented on parallel supercomputers utilizing grid computing technology are used to analyze sedimentation experiments at much higher resolution than was previously possible. We discuss the implementation of parallel computing in three novel algorithms used in UltraScan for modeling of sedimentation velocity experiments and provide guidelines for effective data analysis.
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Metadata
Title
Parallel computational techniques for the analysis of sedimentation velocity experiments in UltraScan
Authors
Emre Brookes
Borries Demeler
Publication date
01-02-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Colloid and Polymer Science / Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 0303-402X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1536
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-007-1714-9

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