I would recommend just mounting them in capillaries without loops, as this will travel better. Put slugs of mother liquor on either side, seal with wax and then coat wax and onto the end of capillary glass lightly with fingernail polish.
We have had terrible luck with FedEx delivering damaged crystals, if you try this make sure you have cushioned your capillaries and have plenty of room temperature thermal packs in your styrofoam container. The best way to carry them in your carryon. Weput them individually in 15 mL falcon tubes packed with cotton and put them in our briefcase or backpack and let TSA x-ray the bag. We have done this, TSA asks no questions. Yet Omaha is a small airport. Good luck! Gloria On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 1:42 PM, Ricardo Padua <rpa...@brandeis.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for a way to ship crystals for room temperature data > collection. > > I want to ship them already mounted on loops with capillaries, not in > drops like the In situ trays from Mitegen. > > Any experiences on that? > > Thanks > > > -- > Ricardo Padua > HHMI Postdoctoral fellow > Kern Lab > Brandeis University > Waltham, MA > >
