The Crystallography Open Database (COD) is a database of

crystal A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macro ...

structures. Unlike similar crystallography databases, the database is entirely open-access, with registered users able to contribute published and unpublished structures of small molecules and small to medium sized unit cell crystals to the database. As of May 2016, the database has more than 360,000 entries. The database has various contributors, and contains

Crystallographic Information File Crystallographic Information File (CIF) is a standard text file format for representing crystallographic information, promulgated by the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr). CIF was developed by the IUCr Working Party on Crystallographic ...

s as defined by the

International Union of Crystallography The International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) is an organisation devoted to the international promotion and coordination of the science of crystallography. The IUCr is a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU). Objectives T ...

(IUCr). There are currently five sites worldwide that mirror this database. The 3D structures of compounds can be converted to input files for 3D printers.

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* http://www.crystallography.net * http://cod.ibt.lt/ * https://archive.today/20130714225104/http://cod.ensicaen.fr/ * http://qiserver.ugr.es/cod/ * http://nanocrystallography.org * http://nanocrystallography.research.pdx.edu/search/codmirror/ * http://nanocrystallography.research.pdx.edu * https://crystallography.io/ {{Crystallography Crystallographic databases Biological databases

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