The quality of glass and thickness may be a problem with the hematocrit caps but definitely worth a try in a pinch. - todd
________________________________________ From: CCP4 bulletin board [CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] on behalf of Prince, D Bryan [dbryan.pri...@astrazeneca.com] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 1:34 PM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] emergency substitute for RT loop cover? Sorry, forgot you didn’t have any quartz capillaries. If you are in a biochem lab, do you have access to hematocrit capillaries? You might be able to use them to cover the loop in the fashion I posted just a minute ago. Again, good luck! Bryan -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: This message is private and may contain confidential and proprietary information. If you have received this message in error, please notify us and remove it from your system and note that you must not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on it. Any unauthorized use or disclosure of the contents of this message is not permitted and may be unlawful. -----Original Message----- From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Frank von Delft Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 12:33 PM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: [ccp4bb] emergency substitute for RT loop cover? Hi all Pretend you were stuck having to do RT data collection but without access to either Mitegen MicroRT Capillaries or the more old-fashioned quartz capillaries, to pop over the loop. Anybody have suggestions of alternative ways of doing this? I do want to use loops (I never learnt how to suck up crystals in capillaries). I have access to a passably stocked biochemistry teaching lab, and could at a pinch go rifle some more advanced research labs. (No, I'm not at home ;) Thanks! phx