3D Printed Micrometer-Scale Polymer Mounts for Single Crystal Analysis

Anal Chem. 2017 Apr 18;89(8):4405-4408. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00443. Epub 2017 Mar 30.

Abstract

3D printed micrometer-scale polymer mounts for single crystal analysis have been prepared by photopolymerization using digital light projection stereolithography (DLP-SLA), with a commercially available digital light projection stereolithography printer (US$4000) and 3DM-ABS resin (US$150 per liter). The polymer mounts were prepared in batches of 49 in 1 h 15 min, which allowed for rapid prototyping and testing of new crystal mounting designs, with a resin cost of 0.2¢ US per mount. The suitability of the 3D printed mounts for single crystal crystallography has been demonstrated through their use in Cu Kα X-ray diffraction experiments of Rochelle salt (sodium potassium tartrate), the protein lysozyme, and has been employed for routine crystallographic analysis of organic and inorganic materials.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't