EMS MATERIALS SCIENCE & METROLOGY CATALOG 2019–20 EDITION TOOLS


MicroTools for Crystallography


These patent-pending MicroTools™ have tips made from soft, flexible microfabricated polymer films. The curvature of the tips gives them rigidity, but they can still easily be flexed. Tools designed for use with samples from a few micrometers to millimeter in size. These tools will cause far less damage to fragile samples than metal tools, and they are optically and x-ray transparent.


Each tool is mounted on a 0.025”/0.64mm diameter non-magnetic stainless steel base. The base is fitted in a handle 0.7mm diameter, included in each kit. General use: for protein crystals, single cells and manipulating small samples.


 MicroTool™ Kit 1 MicroTool Kit 1 contains 20 tools for sample manipulating and measurements.


MicroSpoon™ One each of Small, Medium, and Large sizes. Use to push, detach from surfaces, separate from a cluster, lift, and transfer. Push down to flatten tip and slide under your sample.


MicroChisel™ One each of Small, Medium and Large sizes. Use to push, detach from surfaces, separate from a cluster, lift and transfer. Push down to flatten tip and slide under your sample.


MicroLasso™ One each of Small and Large sizes. Use like a loop and lasso, pull and detach a sample from a surface.


MicroTip™ One 50µm diameter tip. Use to poke, separate and lift samples. Use to reposition samples on a MicroMount or MicroMesh.


Cat No 60100-01  MicroTool™ Kit 2


We separated out the sample manipulator tools in Kit 1, modified and made them more durable. The tips of these tools are 15µm thick, so they generate more background x-ray scatter in x-ray beam than the tools in kit 1, however, still far less background compared to other sources of tools.


MicroTip™ Two each 25 and 50 micrometer diameter tips. Use to poke, separate and lift samples. Also use to reposition sample on a MicroMount or MicroMesh. Shape is designed to minimize disturbance of surrounding liquid, while not scarifying tip rigidity.


MicroSpoon™ Two Small and one Large sizes. Use to push, detach from surfaces, separate from a cluster, lift and transfer. Push down to flatten tip and slide under your sample.


MicroLasso™ Two Small and Large sizes. Use like a loop and lasso, pull and detach a sample from a surface.


Cat No 60100-02 Description MicroTool™ Kit 2, 20 Tools


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MicroChisel™ Two Small and one Large sizes. Use to push, detach from surfaces, separate from a cluster, lift and transfer. Push down to flatten tip and slide under your sample.


MicroSieve™ Two Small, two Medium and Large sizes. Use to sieve samples out of solution, and to lift, transfer and soak.


MicroSaw™ Two saws. Use in conjunction with a needle to cut and remove protein skins, gel, dense lipid phases and soft tissues from around your sample.


Description MicroTool™ Kit 1, 20 Tools  MicroTool™ Kit 3


20 tools for sample measurements. Two tool for linear sample dimensions, and two for both linear and angular dimensions. Use these tools to accurately measure small and fragile samples with minimal chance of damage. Tool tips are 10µm thick and are both optically and x-ray transparent.


Horizontal MicroRuler™ Five 500µm wide horizontal rulers with 25µm graduations.


Vertical Microruler™ Five 1000µm long vertical rulers with 25µm graduations.


Small MicroProtractor™ Five 320µm diameter tools for measuring angles and radial distances/dimensions, with 30º and 20µm graduations.


Large MicroProtractor™ Five 1000µm diameter tools for measuring angles and radial distances/dimensions, with 15º and 50µm graduations. Use to measure facet angles on crystals, the major and minor axes of ellipsoidal samples, or to specify the polar coordinates of multiple samples on a single tool.


Cat No 60100-03 112 Description Qty. MicroTool™ Kit 3, 20 Tools Kit


MicroSieve™ One each of Small, Medium and Large sizes. Use to sieve samples out of solution, and to lift, transfer and soak.


MicroGripper™ One each of Small, Medium and Large sizes. Push down onto your sample to firmly capture it, or slide underneath your sample to delicately support it. Holds crystals rigidly without damaging them for room temperature x-ray measurements.


MicroRuler™ One 600µm wide ruler with 18µm graduation.


MicroSaw™ Two saws. Use in conjunction with a needle to cut and remove protein skins, gel, dense lipid phases and soft tissues from around your sample.


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