LMB guide to crystal manipulation

Oxford Cryosystems works closely with the Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics (LMB) at the University of Oxford, who have kindly allowed us to use their guide to Crystal Storage & Manipulation on this website. All of the crystal handling tools mentioned have been developed by Oxford Cryosystems in conjunction with the LMB, and this guide explains how to get the best results from these tools.

The guide is divided into the following segments:

• Freezing and storing a crystal using an arc
• Retrieving a frozen sample from a Dewar and mounting it on a goniometer using an arc
• Freezing and storing a crystal using cryotongs
• Retrieving a frozen sample from a Dewar and mounting it on a goniometer using cryotongs
• Flash-freezing a sample in liquid nitrogen and storage
• General Hints
• Dry Shipping Dewar Care