X-Ray Facility
The X-ray Center at 国产精品 of Akron is a state of the art facility capable of collecting high quality X-ray diffraction data on both small molecule and macromolecular crystalline samples. Our instrument is a Bruker Apex II Duo system with co-mounted Mo and Cu microfocus radiation sources..
What do we Provide?
- Data Collection, processing and analysis, including graphical presentations of structures.
- Data collection at 293K to 100K
- Collecting, and mounting of water, temperature, air, and light sensitive crystals
- Consultation for the best approaches of generating good diffraction crystals for data collection
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Recrystallization for optimal data analysis
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Fridays
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM,
Meetings and Consultations by Appointments only
Contact Dr. Chris Ziegler for inquiries.
Acknowledgments: Users who publish papers including data collected on the Bruker SMART APEX I system should include the following statement: We would like to acknowledge the National ScienceFoundation (CHE-0116041) and the Ohio Board of Regents for funds used to purchase the Bruker-Nonius Apex CCD X-ray diffractometer used in this research. Users who publish papers including data collected on the Bruker APEX II Duo system should include the following statement: We would like to acknowledge the National ScienceFoundation (CHE-0840446) for funds used to purchase the Bruker APEX II Duo X-ray diffractometer used in this research.
Policy: There will be a policy of co-authorship in all publications that present collected and solved structures. In such cases the name of the responsible crystallographer will be included.
X-Ray Facility Rates
| University of Akron Departments | $50.00 |
| Other Academia | $200.00** |
| Industrial | $500.00 |
| Recrystalization | $200.00 |
| Consultation | $250.00/hr |
| Misc. Services (Database Searches, Etc.) | $200.00/hr |
** Academic institutions should contact Dr. Ziegler for more information on pricing.