Actually we don't declare anything to TSA, Jahaun just carries them in his carryon and it is fine. Easy peasy?
On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 3:48 PM < 00000c2488af9525-dmarc-requ...@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote: > > ... and don't say you're travelling with heavy water! > > Jon Cooper > > On 19 Feb 2020 17:12, "Azadmanesh, Jahaun" <jahaun.azadman...@unmc.edu> > wrote: > > Hello, > > I have traveled to a neutron beamline ~6 times over the past several years. > > I have had awful luck shipping crystals, so I decided to hand-carry and I > found this best. > > I'm not sure what conditions you plan to shoot your crystals. I mount my > crystals in a sturdy quartz capillary (from vitrocom), seal the ends with a > layer of wax, then two coats of nail polish (choose your favorite prettiest > color!) > > I would then wrap the capillary in cotton from a cottonball, then "stuff" > the capillary-cotton combination in a 15 mL falcon tube for a snug fit. For > extra assurance, the falcon tubes were placed inside a generous amount of > bubble-wrap that was then taped inside a small cardboard box. > > I have sought anaerobic conditions for several of my samples to acquire a > desired redox state of my metallo-protein. This was tough, so instead I > used a high-ish concentration of my redox agent dissolved in my reservoir > solution "slugs" in the capillary. These would be replaced in intervals > with fresh slugs prior to the beamtime, and for sure right before the > beamtime. The redox state held for my ~10 days of beamtime and several > months after. > > For cryo-conditions, I just placed a bunch of my crystals in a capillary > filled with reservoir solution and sealed as above. I would do my chemical > manipulations and freezing at the beamline. > > Much more details are found in our publication: > https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30279321 > > Hope this helps! > ------------------------------ > *From:* CCP4 bulletin board <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of > stephen.c...@rc-harwell.ac.uk <stephen.c...@rc-harwell.ac.uk> > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 19, 2020 4:22 AM > *To:* CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> > *Subject:* [ccp4bb] Shipping samples for neutron diffraction > > Non-UNMC email > > Dear CCP4 community, > > > I have an impending trip to a neutron source and was wondering how people > tend to ship their samples prior to beam time? Is sending something frozen > best or is sealed in a capillary more sensible or is there another better > way? One caveat is that ideally my sample should remain anaerobic which > has me leaning towards frozen, but I guess in pcr type tubes sealed in gas > tight vessels is also a viable option? > > > Any thoughts or suggestions are very much appreciated. > > > Best wishes, > > > Steve > > > Dr Stephen Carr > Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH) > Rutherford Appleton Laboratory > Harwell Oxford > Didcot > Oxon OX11 0FA > United Kingdom > Email stephen.c...@rc-harwell.ac.uk > tel 01235 567717 > > This email and any attachments may contain confidential, copyright and or > privileged material, and are for the use of the intended addressee only. 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