Madhavi Although the Douglas robots are generally cheaper, we think they beat all other robots in several areas: 1. All of the Oryx systems waste virtually no protein - you would set up a (100 + 100 nl) sitting drop plate with only 9.8 microlitres of protein
2. They are very versatile: simply by choosing a different icon/script you can set up a microseeding "MMS", additive experiment, or grid (e.g. additive etc. vs protein conc.) 3. You can do large (2 + 2) drops as well as small. This is very important for crystal harvesting etc. The robots don't dispense the reservoirs, but they can do optimization of the drops. Best wishes Patrick -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Douglas Instruments Ltd. DouglasHouse, EastGarston, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG177HD, UK Directors: Peter Baldock, Patrick Shaw Stewart, James Smith http://douglas.co.uk or http://www.douglas.co.uk Tel: 44 (0) 148-864-9090 US 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: [email protected] > Subject: [ccp4bb] crystallization robot > > 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 because all it does is set > the > drops and everything else has to be done manually. > Can anyone suggest us other crystallization robots out in the market > that are good? > Thanks in advance, > Regards, > Madhavi
