MicroCrystal Mounts™

Application:
Specifically designed for:

• Crystals smaller than 20 μm
• Crystallography on Micro-Focus Sources
• Ultra-low background scatter and superior microcrystal visualization.

These ultra-transparent mounts meet the challenges of visualizing, aligning, and collecting diffraction data from micron size crystals. Using dual-thickness technology, crystals are supported on a 3 micron thick film in a 10 micron thick frame. An aerodynamic design combined with a reduced tip length minimizes sample motion. MicroCrystal Mounts provide an unsurpassed combination of X-Ray transparency and rigidity.
Features:
Crystals are supported on a 3 μm thick film held in place by a 10 μm thick body this provides for:

• ultra-low background scatter
• minimized liquid thickness in the aperture
• easy crystal visualization through the thin polymer membrane
• reduced liquid thickness in the apertures
• reduced optical distortion at apertures
• easier aligment both normal to and perpendicular to e X-Ray beam
• ultra-low motion in the cryostream

Each design is currently available in two versions: one with a smooth top surface and the 10 micron thick outer "rib" on the bottom surface, and one with the out rib projecting out on the upper surface.