System for crystal growth and observation

Unit: Life Sciences Center

Keywords: Crystal, crystallization, macromolecules, proteins, scientific research, biochemistry, biotechnology, biopharmacy, microbiology, macrobiology, technologies.

Responsible person: Dr. Saulius Gražulis, tel. +370 5 223 4353

The system for crystal growth allows to accelerate and automate processes of crystal growing and observation.

Technical characteristics
System for crystal growth and observation is required for the automation of the crystallization of macromolecules (proteins and nucleic acids) and observation of the crystallization experiments. The system is able to:
1. prepare complex multicomponent crystallization solutions from stock solutions,
2. set up complete crystallization plate, from reservoir filling to drop setting,
3. incubate crystallization plates at two different constant temperatures (+4oC and +19oC) and inspect them following the user defined schedule, documenting the observation results.

Application. The system allows to accelerate and automate processes crystal growing and observation