[ccp4bb] Fwd: [ccp4bb] Crystal vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread Patrick Loll
Pretty cool, but the examples shown are all gigantic. Having just  
spent a frustrating several hours chasing 5 um crystals, I'd give  
half my kingdom for a simple way to catch THOSE little buggers (damn  
you, surface tension!).


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From: Patrick Shaw Stewart 
Date: March 27, 2009 8:41:53 AM EDT
To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Crystal vacuum cleaner
Reply-To: Patrick Shaw Stewart 

Jacob

Have you seen the Crystal Catcher system, developed in Japan?

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008APExp...1c7002K

Some of us saw it at a recent IUCr meeting, but I don’t know anyone  
who has tried it with their own proteins


Patrick





 
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Patrick J. Loll, Ph. D. 
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Director, Biochemistry Graduate Program
Drexel University College of Medicine
Room 10-102 New College Building
245 N. 15th St., Mailstop 497
Philadelphia, PA  19102-1192  USA

(215) 762-7706
pat.l...@drexelmed.edu



Re: [ccp4bb] Fwd: [ccp4bb] Crystal vacuum cleaner

2009-03-27 Thread Jacob Keller
I think Dr. Loll has expressed my reasons for my original suggestion. When 
there are skins, evaporation, etc., "crystal catching" can be a real pain, and 
then you break your best crystal...

What if you could just go up to your intended crystal and vacuum it up, and 
whisk it away to the dewar?

Jacob



  - Original Message - 
  From: Patrick Loll 
  To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK 
  Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 8:35 AM
  Subject: [ccp4bb] Fwd: [ccp4bb] Crystal vacuum cleaner


  Pretty cool, but the examples shown are all gigantic. Having just spent a 
frustrating several hours chasing 5 um crystals, I'd give half my kingdom for a 
simple way to catch THOSE little buggers (damn you, surface tension!).



  Begin forwarded message:


From: Patrick Shaw Stewart 
Date: March 27, 2009 8:41:53 AM EDT
To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Crystal vacuum cleaner
Reply-To: Patrick Shaw Stewart 


Jacob

Have you seen the Crystal Catcher system, developed in Japan?

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008APExp...1c7002K

Some of us saw it at a recent IUCr meeting, but I don’t know anyone who has 
tried it with their own proteins

Patrick




  
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  Patrick J. Loll, Ph. D.   

  Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

  Director, Biochemistry Graduate Program

  Drexel University College of Medicine

  Room 10-102 New College Building

  245 N. 15th St., Mailstop 497

  Philadelphia, PA  19102-1192  USA




  (215) 762-7706

  pat.l...@drexelmed.edu