TTP LabTech's Mosquito LCP automates and increases the throughput of lipidic cubic phase (LCP) crystallisation set-ups.
The Mosquito LCP, a dedicated pipetting instrument for automated LCP screening, offers all the functions of the existing Mosquito product together with technical innovations specifically for LCP techniques.
Using a positive displacement syringe with automated tip positioning, Mosquito LCP provides accurate and repeatable dispensing of the LCP drops, says the Royston, Hertfordshire based company. High throughput rates of more than eight 96-well plates per hour are achieved and evaporation of the dispensed LCP is minimised.
"The Mosquito is already being used extensively for automated, high throughput protein crystallisation in sitting drop, hanging drop and micro batch applications," said Gebhard Schertler from the MRC, UK, which collaborated on the development. "This new instrument now extends the applications of the mosquito to the LCP technique. The mosquito LCP will be an invaluable addition to any membrane protein crystallisation laboratory."