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AssigneeUniversiteit Maastricht
InventorsFranciscus Johannes Theresia Nijpels, Raimond Ravelli, Jacobus Peter Johannes Peters, Iglesias Carmen Lopez
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The invention relates to a method of and apparatus for preparing a sample for imaging or diffraction experiments under cryogenic conditions, comprising the steps of applying a sample to sample carrier, such as a film on a support, in particular a grid (3) comprising such a film on a support, or removing residual medium, typically liquid, from an incubated sample on a film on a support (3), and vitrifying the sample. The sample is vitrified by directing a jet (50, 51) of liquid coolant to the center of the film (3) and onto the sample.
A method of preparing a sample for imaging under cryogenic conditions or diffraction experiments under cryogenic conditions, comprising:
An apparatus for preparing samples for imaging under cryogenic conditions or diffraction experiments under cryogenic conditions, comprising a holder for a sample carrier, such as a support carrying a film, an applicator for applying a sample to the sample carrier in the holder or a mechanism for removing residual medium from an incubated sample on the sample carrier, and wherein a nozzle for directing a jet of liquid coolant to the center of the sample carrier and onto the sample.
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