Abstract
This paper describes the design, development and succesful use of an on-chip goniometer for room-temperature macromolecular crystallography via acoustically induced rotations. We present for the first time a low cost, rate-tunable, acoustic actuator for randomised in-fluid sample orientation and its utilisation for protein structure determination on a synchrotron beamline. The device enables the efficient collection of diffraction data via a rotation method from a sample within a surface confined droplet. This method facillitates efficient macromolecular structural data acquisition in fluid environments for dynamical studies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4225-4230 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Lab on a Chip |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 24 |
Early online date | 1 Nov 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Dec 2017 |
Bibliographical note
© Royal Society of Chemistry 2017Funding: Strategic Award from the Wellcome Trust and the
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
(grant 102593).