We've had a Phoenix in our lab for ~6 months, and have been very happy with it so far.
I'm not sure how recent a development it is, but it is possibly to use the Phoenix to set up hanging drop trays. These are slightly slower than sitting drop trays, and require either a mirrored deep-well block or using a set of strips in order to pair up the drops with the appropriate wells, but it works pretty well (although most people have been using sitting drop). Pete Jason C Porta wrote: > Does anyone have the experience of using Phoenix robot automatically setup the > crystal? > > We have had a Phoenix in our lab for about 2 years now, and have been very > pleased with the performance. Other users I spoke with have also expressed > the > same satisfaction. > > Which plate the Phoenix could use such as 96-well sitting drop or hanging > drop? > > Unless there was some new innovation, only a sitting drop format is possible. > We > tested almost every plate on the market, we found the Intelliplate > <http://www.artrobbinsinstruments.com/intelliplate.html> was the best for > crystal retrieval, drop mixing and imaging (using a Formulatrix imaging > system). > > If you're interested in a hanging-drop setup, the Tecan liquid handlers can > setup such experiments, though I do not think they can pipette nL volumes. > > Hope this helps, > Jason
