Ordering MicroLoops E™
Each box contains 20 MicroLoops E™ attached to stainless steel rods (also called "pins").
Choose between Vertical, Horizontal and Inclined aperture MicroLoops E™.
Choose between standard and small molecule crystallography (SM) versions. The SM version has a larger distance between the sample aperture and steel rod, to allow data collection over a wide range of sample orientations typical in small molecule crystallography without X-ray beam scatter off of the rod. The SM version is slightly less rigid than the standard version.
MicroLoops E™ are precision attached to beveled, solid, nonmagnetic stainless steel rods with standard lengths of 11 mm, 18 mm / SPINE, 19 mm and 25 mm. If necessary they can be cut to a desired length using spring steel compatible cutters . Rods can be easily bent using needlenose pliers to place the crystal in a desired orientation.
We recommend ordering our 18 mm / SPINE length rods, which are now standard at nearly all synchrotron beam lines in the world; most also accept the 19 mm length, but all other lengths are rapidly becoming obsolete. If you like copper-post style caps/goniometer bases and have been using 10 or 11 mm rods with them, consider our B3S copper post base, which accepts SPINE length rods, or our B3 or B3A copper post bases, which accept full 19 mm length rods. Click here to see a list of synchrotron beam lines world wide and their rod/pin length requirements.
Excess liquid can be removed using size 15 liquid wicks.
MicroLoops E can be cleaned ultrasonically or using Medium or Fine liquid wicks.
We recommend using our heavy-duty tweezers for handling MicroLoops E.
If you prefer not to order online, click here for a printable fill-in order form.
The order code for standard MicroLoops E is M8-Lxx-yy where "xx" is the rod length (either 11, SP, 19 or 25) and "yy" is the aperture assortment code.
The order code for SM MicroLoops E is M8-Lxx-yy-SM where "xx" is the rod length (either 11, SP, 19 or 25) and "yy" is the aperture assortment code.
Examples:
M8-LSP-VA1 for 18 mm / SPINE rod length, vertical aperture assortment of standard MicroLoops E.
M8-L19-IA1-SM for 19 mm rod length, inclined aperture assortment of small molecule MicroLoops E