Crystallization Photoresist (PR) apparatus and methods which allow for
fast screening and determination of protein crystallization conditions
with small protein quantities and rapid crystallization. The apparatus
comprise a first region comprising a first nucleation catalyst material
and a second region comprising a second nucleation catalyst material,
with the first and second regions positioned adjacent to each other and
configured to support at least one crystal, and with the first region
having a variation in a nucleation property of the first nucleation
catalyst material in the first region. The crystal may be supported at an
interface of the adjacent regions. The methods comprise providing a first
region of a first nucleation catalyst material and a second region of a
second nucleation catalyst material adjacent said first region, with the
first region having a variation in a nucleation property of the first
nucleation catalyst material, exposing the first and second regions to a
solution of a selected molecule, and growing at least one crystal of the
molecule in association with the first and second regions.