Hi Wataru, Have you tried Mitegen's polymer MicroTools? These tools have tips made from soft, flexible microfabricated polymer films and are specifically designed for this type of application.
There is more information about them here ( http://mitegen.com/products/microtools/microtools.shtml). Best wishes, Ben Apker On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Wataru Kagawa <wkag...@aoni.waseda.jp>wrote: > Hi all, > > I have crystals growing by the hanging-drop method, using 24-well VDX > plates and Hampton Research siliconized glass cover slides. Most crystals > are attached to the cover slide, and I am having difficulties detaching the > crystals (using a cryoloop) without breaking them. There are few smaller > crystals floating in the drop, and they diffract X-rays pretty well (clean > spots, ~3.5A resolution using RAXIS). However, I would like to try the > bigger ones, because they may diffract to a higher resolution. > > Any suggestions for detaching crystals from cover slides will be greatly > appreciated. > > Wataru > -- Product Development and Production Manager MiTeGen, LLC 95 Brown Rd - Suite 183 Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607-266-8877 Fax: 607-697-0400 Disclaimer: The information contained in or attached to this e-mail is confidential, proprietary, and the sole property of MiTeGen, LLC. This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission.
