#TechThursday

Last year, we showed you several techniques relating to #protein crystallization. This week, we present another robot used to set up 96-well plates with protein solutions. The oryx robot uses a tubing system that you can wash manually. After being washed, the #robot is calibrated to the plate and well positions and up to three samples are placed into the sample holder. 3️⃣🆗
A programme is used to set up the amount of samples and select the plate type or conduct other wash steps. 🧖‍♂️
The tubing system then moves into the sample solutions sucking up the protein solutions into different tubes and moves over the plate releasing small droplets of protein solution and #buffer. The solution in the reservoir that allows for vapour #diffusion of the #precipitant needs to be pipetted into the plate manually for the #oryx system. 🛠
Have a nice Thursday ☺️
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