Art Robbins Instruments Phoenix Protein Crystallization Robot

The Crystal Phoenix is the ideal protein crystallography dispenser, featuring accuracy, speed and precision to make it the perfect instrument for sitting drop, hanging drop and microbatch reactions

X-Ray Crystallography and Scattering Facility

8 Althouse Lab
363 Science Dr
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-863-9387

Art Robbins Phoenix Crystallization robot on a table with a computer

Uses

  • Sitting drop reactions
  • Hanging drop reactions
  • Microbatch reactions

Specifications

  • Nine assay positions: six source or destination plate positions, two reagent positions, one wash station position
  • Set up sitting drop, hanging drop and microbatch reactions
  • Ninety-six-channel positive displacement head for dispensing of screen reagents
  • Non-contact nano-dispenser drive to deliver volumes as low as 100nL
  • Bench-top lab use: footprint of 25 x 27 inches
  • Microsoft Windows-based robot software

Acknowledgement

Users of this instrument are required to acknowledge the Huck Institutes’ X-Ray Crystallography and Scattering Core Facility (RRID: SCR_024464) in any resulting publications. Please review the acknowledgment and co-authorship guidelines for full details.