Upgrade of automated sample exchanger SPACE

SPACE is an automated sample exchanger for cryo-cooled protein crystals, developed at SPring-8. This article reports the upgrading of SPACE.

Fine-needle capillary mounting for protein microcrystals

It is demonstrated that a cryocrystallographic mounting method using a fine-needle capillary is suitable for protein microcrystals.

Crystal sample pins and a storage cassette system compatible with the protein crystallography beamlines at both the Photon Factory and SPring-8

A new cassette system for protein cryocrystallography has been developed. This system is compatible with crystal-exchange robots installed at both SPring-8 and the Photon Factory.