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ArticleJournal of applied crystallography2012

High-throughput biological small-angle X-ray scattering with a robotically loaded capillary cell.

S S Nielsen, M Møller, R E Gillilan

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Article in Journal of applied crystallography, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

S S Nielsen
M Møller
R E Gillilan
Cornell University · USUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

ZINC FINGER-DNA COMPLEXP41RR001646 · NCRR · CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA · PI CINGOLANI, GINO · 1985 to 2011
$23.8M
NCRR NIH HHS P41 RR001646NIGMS NIH HHS DMR-0225180
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the rise in popularity of biological small-angle X-ray scattering (BioSAXS) measurements, synchrotron beamlines are confronted with an ever-increasing number of samples from a wide range of solution conditions. To meet these demands, an increasing number of beamlines worldwide have begun to provide automated liquid-handling systems for sample loading. This article presents an automated sample-loading system for BioSAXS beamlines, which combines single-channel disposable-tip pipetting with a vacuum-enclosed temperature-controlled capillary flow cell. The design incorporates an easily changeable capillary to reduce the incidence of X-ray window fouling and cross contamination. Both the robot-control and the data-processing systems are written in Python. The data-processing code, RAW, has been enhanced with several new features to form a user-friendly BioSAXS pipeline for the robot. The flow cell also supports efficient manual loading and sample recovery. An effective rinse protocol for the sample cell is developed and tested. Fluid dynamics within the sample capillary reveals a vortex ring pattern of circulation that redistributes radiation-damaged material. Radiation damage is most severe in the boundary layer near the capillary surface. At typical flow speeds, capillaries below 2 mm in diameter are beginning to enter the Stokes (creeping flow) regime in which mixing due to oscillation is limited. Analysis within this regime shows that single-pass exposure and multiple-pass exposure of a sample plug are functionally the same with regard to exposed volume when plug motion reversal is slow. The robot was tested on three different beamlines at the Cornell High-Energy Synchrotron Source, with a variety of detectors and beam characteristics, and it has been used successfully in several published studies as well as in two introductory short courses on basic BioSAXS methods.

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PMID22509071
PMCPMC3325496
OpenAlexW1987611405

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