Equipment
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Rigaku microMax-003
Structural Biology Lab's Rigaku microMax-003 X-ray generator features the HyPix-6000 direct detector.
![Rigaku ACTOR robotic system](/research/core-facilities/structural-biology/assets/rigaku-ACTOR-robotic-system_.jpg)
Rigaku ACTOR Robotic System
Automatic crystal sample handling is performed with the Rigaku ACTOR robotic system.
![Art Robins Gryphon System](/research/core-facilities/structural-biology/assets/art-robins-gryphon-system.jpg)
Art Robins Gryphon System
Art Robins Gryphon system enables automatic setup of crystallization trays.
![Art Robins Gryphon System](/research/core-facilities/structural-biology/assets/the-art-robins-gryphon-system.jpg)
PELCO easiGlow Glow Discharge Cleaning Systems
PELCO easiGlow glow discharge cleaning systems are used to clean TEM grids and make the carbon support films hydrophilic.
![ThermoScientific Vitrobot Systems](/research/core-facilities/structural-biology/assets/thermoScientific-vitrobot-systems.jpg)
ThermoScientific Vitrobot Systems
ThermoScientific Vitrobot systems perform automatic plunge freeze of cryoEM samples. Cryo-electron microscopes used by the SBL can be found here: https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/labs/cemf/.
![Safematic High-Resolution SEM Coating System](/research/core-facilities/structural-biology/assets/safematic-high-resolution-sem.jpg)
Safematic High-Resolution SEM Coating System
For carbon deposition the SBL uses the Safematic high-resolution SEM coating system.