Re: [ccp4bb] Plastic and glass plates

Hi Teresa, An additonal disadvantage of using plastic plates would be the polarisation of the plastic. Many users use cross-polarisation to image LCP plates. Flip Op 8/29/2012 21:24, Theresa Hsu schreef: Dear all Is there any pros and cons of using plastic plates for LCP crystallization? T

Re: [ccp4bb] Plastic and glass plates

@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Plastic and glass plates Theresa, The major advantage of the plastic plates is indeed ease of harvest. However, the plastic plates also tend to have some evaporation issues and eventually dry out after a few months, where as the glass plates basically last forever

Re: [ccp4bb] Plastic and glass plates

Theresa, The major advantage of the plastic plates is indeed ease of harvest. However, the plastic plates also tend to have some evaporation issues and eventually dry out after a few months, where as the glass plates basically last forever. On the other hand, protein crystals in LCP tend to form

[ccp4bb] Plastic and glass plates

Dear all Is there any pros and cons of using plastic plates for LCP crystallization? The glass is clearer but it is very difficult to open. Thank you.