MiTeGen MicroGrippers™

MiTeGen MicroGripper™ Mounts provide a new approach to retrieving and mounting crystals for room and low temperature measurements.  With all conventional mounts, protein and virus crystals are held in contact with the mount by liquid capillary forces at room temperature, and by frozen liquid at cryogenic temperatures. "Dry" crystals, which give the lowest possible background scatter, tend to fall off the mount.  With a MicroGripper™ Mount, you simply push the mount down onto your crystal. Its tiny, flexible, soft fingers then gently grab your crystal without damaging it (yes, even for protein and virus crystals), firmly holding your crystal in place.