Robotic grid loading system for a transmission electron microscope

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 431-440

  Potter, Clinton S ^a   Pulokas, James ^a   Smith, Paul ^b   Suloway, Christian ^a   Carragher, Bridget ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SSI Robotics   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated specimen handling; Automation; Grid handling; Robotics; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SCREENING; TISSUE SECTION;

AUTOMATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROBOTICS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 1942456879     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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