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Electronically Stimulated Segmented Flow for Reduced Sample Consumption During Serial Femtosecond Crystallography

  • Diandra Doppler
  • , Mukul Sonker
  • , Ana Egatz-Gomez
  • , Garrett Nelson
  • , Mohammad Towshif Rabbani
  • , Jorvani Cruz Villarreal
  • , Reza Nazari
  • , Sahba Zaare
  • , Darren Thifault
  • , Sabine Botha
  • , Thomas Grant
  • , Petra Fromme
  • , Richard Kirian
  • , Alexandra Ros
  • Arizona State University

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Abstract

Serial femtosecond crystallography (SFX) with X-ray free electron lasers (XFELs) is an emerging and growing field in structural discovery; one of its principal achievements is the ability to resolve the structure of intricate membrane proteins at room temperature. Because all XFELs currently operational are pulsed, up to 99% of the sample delivered to the X-ray beam during its 'off-time' is wasted. To solve this major problem of large sample consumption, we report a revolutionary sample saving injection method which is compatible with all current XFELs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages997-998
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781733419031
StatePublished - 2021
Event25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2021 - Palm Springs, Virtual, United States
Duration: Oct 10 2021Oct 14 2021

Publication series

NameMicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences

Conference

Conference25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPalm Springs, Virtual
Period10/10/2110/14/21

Keywords

  • 3D-printing
  • microfluidics
  • sample conservation
  • serial femtosecond crystallography

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