Madhavi
Although the Douglas robots are generally cheaper, we think they beat
all other robots in several areas:
1. All of the Oryx systems waste virtually no protein - you would set
up a (100 + 100 nl) sitting drop plate with only 9.8 microlitres of
protein
2. They are very versatile: simply by choosing a different icon/script
you can set up a microseeding "MMS", additive experiment, or grid (e.g.
additive etc. vs protein conc.)
3. You can do large (2 + 2) drops as well as small. This is very
important for crystal harvesting etc.
The robots don't dispense the reservoirs, but they can do optimization
of the drops.
Best wishes
Patrick
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Nalam, Madhavi
> Sent: 09 January 2008 14:57
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> Subject: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot
>
> Hi,
> Sorry for the non-ccp4 related question.
> We are planning to buy a crystallization robot. We looked at the
> 'Mosquito'. We felt it is good for setting 96 well plates (for
> screening
> the conditions). Though they say that we can use it for 24 well plates
> (hanging drop) it didn't seem to be ideal because all it does is set
> the
> drops and everything else has to be done manually.
> Can anyone suggest us other crystallization robots out in the market
> that are good?
> Thanks in advance,
> Regards,
> Madhavi
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