Re: [ccp4bb] Crystallization robot and trypsin

2012-01-24 Thread Bart Hazes
On 12-01-24 08:39 AM, Regina Kettering wrote: We have a Honeybee system but do not usually use proteases.  The biggest problem we have found is that if anything precipitates in the tips they have to be washed very well, usually wit

Re: [ccp4bb] Crystallization robot and trypsin

2012-01-24 Thread Sebastiano Pasqualato
Hi Horacio, we have a Cartesian Honeybee and perform trypsin-containing trials by setting up drops with a dedicated protein+trypsin tip, which we then wash extensively with water, 6 M guanidinium hydrochloride, then water, isopropanol and again water. hth, ciao, Sebastiano On Jan 24, 2012, at

Re: [ccp4bb] Crystallization robot and trypsin

2012-01-24 Thread Regina Kettering
would also alleviate the protease problem. Regina From: Horacio Botti To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:12 AM Subject: [ccp4bb] Crystallization robot and trypsin Dear all We may use a Honeybee 963 robot to screen crystallization

[ccp4bb] Crystallization robot and trypsin

2012-01-24 Thread Horacio Botti
Dear all We may use a Honeybee 963 robot to screen crystallization conditions for trypsin-containing protein samples and we are worried about robot contamination by residual protease. How do you normally clean robots when using this kind of sample? Your suggestions/recommendations will be appr

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-15 Thread Patrick Shaw Stewart
Tel: 44 (0) 148-864-9090US toll-free 1-877-225-2034 Regd. England 2177994, VAT Reg. GB 480 7371 36 > -Original Message- > From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Nalam, Madhavi > Sent: 09 January 2008 14:57 > To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subjec

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-11 Thread Andreas Förster
What Jan says (in brackets) is true and very important. If you go to great lengths finding the best robot, you might as well use the best plates, and the MRC plates are the best by far that I've ever used. http://www.innovadyne.com/products_iplateSD2.html Andreas Jan Lšowe wrote: Since eve

[ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-11 Thread Jan Lšowe
Since everybody is showing off their kit (and we have been very well supported by Innovadyne): we at the LMB in Cambridge are extremely happy with our Innovadyne Screenmaker 96+8. It has been doing around 8000 plates per year for the past three years and it works well between 100 and 500 nl (us

[ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-10 Thread Kendall Nettles
We have been quite happy with our crystallization robot from Innovadyne. It transfers from deep well blocks to crystallization plates, and very reliably sets up 200nl + 200nl drops. We have tried smaller drops with decent success, which works better with certain plates. It can be easily programmed,

[ccp4bb] FW: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-10 Thread Bob Cudney
What a great time in crystallization; lots of options, lots of choices. After reviewing the automation available for crystallization and our unique needs we decided on the Phoenix. We have used the Phoenix from Art Robbins Instruments with excellent results since installation October 2006. Eac

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-10 Thread Janet Newman
CP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot Not to inject a commercial tone, but there seems to be a bias in the posting below. The ceramic tips are breakable, but not all find them incredibly so. And the price is less then $300, not $700. -Original Message- From:

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-10 Thread Lisa A Nagy
I was wrong on the price- yes $300/per, but still, it was a lot of money when we had catastrophic crash several years ago (due to something going haywire- not a script or operator error). I know the nitonol tips are not fool-proof- they just seem a bit more forgiving than the ceramic tips. As

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-10 Thread David Briggs
half Of > Lisa A Nagy > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:21 PM > To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot > > We chose the Phoenix crystallization robot because: > > It has no expensive consumables (tips) intrinsic to the machine. This >

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-10 Thread Alexey Rak
] crystallization robot We chose the Phoenix crystallization robot because: It has no expensive consumables (tips) intrinsic to the machine. This was also a big item for us because we worry about being able to run the machine for more than 3 years. Would the tips for our 2008 machine be available in 2014

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-10 Thread Boutin, Ray
Nagy Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:21 AM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot We chose the Phoenix crystallization robot because: It has no expensive consumables (tips) intrinsic to the machine. This was also a big item for us because we worry about being

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-09 Thread Janet Newman
rade Parkville VIC 3052 Australia tel: +61 (0)3 9662 7326 fax: +61 (0)3 9662 7101 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lisa A Nagy Sent: Thursday, 10 January 2008 4:49 AM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] c

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-09 Thread Balaji Bhyravbhatla
] crystallization robot Looking at the mosquito, it doesn’t have any cover-slip handling robotics, either. So it’s the same thing- rearrange the dispense location and flip the cover- which is either a glass plate or mylar or a tape seal. -- Lisa Nagy University of Alabama-Birmingham [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-09 Thread Tom Walter
:56:34 -0500 >From: "Nalam, Madhavi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot >To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > >Hi, >Sorry for the non-ccp4 related question. >We are planning to buy a crystallization robot. We looked at the >'Mosquito'

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-09 Thread Lisa A Nagy
deal. I am certain that the mosquito sheets would work on any robot. From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Van Den Berg, Bert Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:00 AM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot The mosquito has

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-09 Thread Van Den Berg, Bert
on behalf of Lisa A Nagy Sent: Wed 1/9/2008 11:53 AM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot Looking at the mosquito, it doesn't have any cover-slip handling robotics, either. So it's the same thing- rearrange the dispense location and flip the cover

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-09 Thread Lisa A Nagy
Looking at the mosquito, it doesn't have any cover-slip handling robotics, either. So it's the same thing- rearrange the dispense location and flip the cover- which is either a glass plate or mylar or a tape seal. -- Lisa Nagy University of Alabama-Birmingham [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-09 Thread Lisa A Nagy
It doesn't have a cover slip flipper. We only do sitting drops with our robot- even large volumes (2 ul drops). We don't have the space to store the volume of linbro plates that would be generated by a robot. Also, 24 well linbro plates use a lot of well solution- making them very expensive fo

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-09 Thread Van Den Berg, Bert
AM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot We chose the Phoenix crystallization robot because: It has no expensive consumables (tips) intrinsic to the machine. This was also a big item for us because we worry about being able to run the machine for more than 3 years

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-09 Thread Lisa A Nagy
We chose the Phoenix crystallization robot because: It has no expensive consumables (tips) intrinsic to the machine. This was also a big item for us because we worry about being able to run the machine for more than 3 years. Would the tips for our 2008 machine be available in 2014? It is easy to

Re: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-09 Thread junfeng liu
Douglas Oryx6 or 8. It works well on sitting drop and microbatch in our division. Nalam, Madhavi wrote: Hi, Sorry for the non-ccp4 related question. We are planning to buy a crystallization robot. We looked at the 'Mosquito'. We felt it is good for setting 96 well plates (for screening the condi

[ccp4bb] crystallization robot

2008-01-09 Thread Nalam, Madhavi
Hi, Sorry for the non-ccp4 related question. We are planning to buy a crystallization robot. We looked at the 'Mosquito'. We felt it is good for setting 96 well plates (for screening the conditions). Though they say that we can use it for 24 well plates (hanging drop) it didn't seem to be ideal bec