Abstract
Serial femtosecond crystallography (SFX) using an X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) can be applied to determine the room-temperature structure of target molecules while minimizing radiation damage and visualizing molecular dynamics. In SFX, a sample delivery system is required to deliver microcrystals to the XFEL beam path in a serial manner. We recently developed a sample delivery method, the combined inject-and-transfer system (BITS), which is a hybrid method based on the injector and fixed-target scanning approach. In this study, we introduced recently upgraded hardware to move the injection needle in the direction of the XYZ-axis and a graphic user interface for user motion control. Furthermore, we report that the viscous solution containing 10% (w/v) PEG 3350 or PEG 6000 that is widely used for protein crystallization can be stably deposited on polyimide film with a hydrophobic surface without any special treatment. Moreover, the development of an inject-and-diffuse method for time-resolved studies with liquid applications in the BITS and its preliminary results are reported. This study provides up-to-date instrument information to SFX users using BITS and provides insights to instrument developers for SFX.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science
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