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In memory of Harry Rilbe: An outstanding scientist who made many valuable contributions to the development of electrophoretic methods
Author(s) -
Vesterberg Olof
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
electrophoresis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666
H-Index - 158
eISSN - 1522-2683
pISSN - 0173-0835
DOI - 10.1002/elps.1150191002
Subject(s) - isoelectric focusing , electrophoresis , function (biology) , chromatography , chemistry , nanotechnology , biology , materials science , biochemistry , genetics , enzyme
In July 1997 Professor Harry Rilbe passed away at the age of 84. Harry Rilbe was an outstanding personality skilled in chemistry, optics and mathematics, and he will be remembered for his important contributions to the development of separation methods, notably moving boundary electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing. The latter method is used for analytical and preparative purposes in thousands of laboratories worldwide. Isoelectric focusing is indispensable for characterization of proteins from humans, animals, plants and microorganisms. Isoelectric focusing is thus useful for the understanding of the function of genes and, accordingly, for progress in the life sciences. A biographical retrospect, “A scientific life with chemistry, optics and mathematics”, was published by Harry Rilbe in Electrophoresis 1984, 5 , 1–17.