AI Article Synopsis
- The Stanford Automated Mounter System has been upgraded to improve sample processing on macromolecular crystallography beamlines at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource.
- The upgrade enhances robot speed, minimizes heating/drying times, and features an air-knife to keep gripper arms frost-free.
- Sample pin exchange for automated crystal quality screening now occurs in about 25 seconds, making it five times quicker than prior to the upgrade.
Article Abstract
The Stanford Automated Mounter System, a system for mounting and dismounting cryo-cooled crystals, has been upgraded to increase the throughput of samples on the macromolecular crystallography beamlines at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource. This upgrade speeds up robot maneuvers, reduces the heating/drying cycles, pre-fetches samples and adds an air-knife to remove frost from the gripper arms. Sample pin exchange during automated crystal quality screening now takes about 25 s, five times faster than before this upgrade.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4815877 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600576716000649 | DOI Listing |
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