[3dem] 3dem Digest, Vol 178, Issue 12

Guobin Hu gb_hu at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 13 13:10:22 PDT 2022


Thanks Winnie! Will check it out. 

Sent from my iPhone, please excuse typos

> On Jun 13, 2022, at 4:05 PM, Winnie Liang <winnie9388 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Neptune fluid flow systems sells manual plungers.  If you are interested, please contact Trevor McQueen at neptuneffs at gmail.com.  
> 
> Best,
> 
> Winnie 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
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>>  1. Manual Cryo-plungers (Guobin Hu)
>>  2. Re: Manual Cryo-plungers (Sylvain Trepout)
>>  3. Re: Manual Cryo-plungers (Guobin Hu)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2022 15:15:18 -0400
>> From: Guobin Hu <gb_hu at yahoo.com>
>> To: 3dem at ncmir.ucsd.edu
>> Subject: [3dem] Manual Cryo-plungers
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>> Dear Cryo-EM  folks, 
>> 
>> We are looking for a manual Cryo-plunger. Any recommendation of commercial plungers would be appreciated. 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Guobin
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone, please excuse typos
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:58:02 +1000
>> From: Sylvain Trepout <sylvain.trepout at monash.edu>
>> To: Guobin Hu <gb_hu at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: 3dem at ncmir.ucsd.edu
>> Subject: Re: [3dem] Manual Cryo-plungers
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>> Dear Guobin,
>> 
>> The Leica EM-CPC is a pretty good one.
>> It is a manual plunge-freezer but the liquid nitrogen refilling is
>> automatic (which allows you to focus more on the grid preparation).
>> Actually, I am surprised that the fully-automatic plungers do not have
>> this, even as an option, because this is so convenient.
>> You can also control the temperature quite accurately.
>> I used it for more than a decade and I was pretty happy with it.
>> I think this is a discontinued product, but you might be able to get one
>> second-hand since now everyone goes for fully-automated ones.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Sylvain
>> 
>> PhD
>> Research Fellow - Microscopy Australia
>> 
>> *Monash University*
>> Ramaciotti Centre for Cryo-EM
>> G92, 15 Innovation Walk, Clayton Campus
>> Victoria, 3800 Australia
>> 
>> E: sylvain.trepout at monash.edu
>> 
>> 
>>>> On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 at 05:15, Guobin Hu <gb_hu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Cryo-EM  folks,
>>> 
>>> We are looking for a manual Cryo-plunger. Any recommendation of commercial
>>> plungers would be appreciated.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Guobin
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone, please excuse typos
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:10:16 -0400
>> From: Guobin Hu <gb_hu at yahoo.com>
>> To: Sylvain Trepout <sylvain.trepout at monash.edu>
>> Cc: 3dem at ncmir.ucsd.edu
>> Subject: Re: [3dem] Manual Cryo-plungers
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>> Dear Sylvain,
>> 
>> Thanks a lot for your input! It is very useful. The only concern is it would be hard to find solutions for a discontinued product when issues arise. Hopefully there are more options in the community. 
>> 
>> Best,
>> Guobin
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone, please excuse typos
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>>>> On Jun 12, 2022, at 6:58 PM, Sylvain Trepout <sylvain.trepout at monash.edu> wrote:
>>> 
>>> ?
>>> Dear Guobin,
>>> 
>>> The Leica EM-CPC is a pretty good one.
>>> It is a manual plunge-freezer but the liquid nitrogen refilling is automatic (which allows you to focus more on the grid preparation).
>>> Actually, I am surprised that the fully-automatic plungers do not have this, even as an option, because this is so convenient.
>>> You can also control the temperature quite accurately.
>>> I used it for more than a decade and I was pretty happy with it.
>>> I think this is a discontinued product, but you might be able to get one second-hand since now everyone goes for fully-automated ones.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Sylvain
>>> PhD
>>> Research Fellow - Microscopy Australia
>>> Monash University
>>> Ramaciotti Centre for Cryo-EM
>>> G92, 15 Innovation Walk, Clayton Campus
>>> Victoria, 3800 Australia
>>> E: sylvain.trepout at monash.edu
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 at 05:15, Guobin Hu <gb_hu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Dear Cryo-EM  folks, 
>>>> 
>>>> We are looking for a manual Cryo-plunger. Any recommendation of commercial plungers would be appreciated. 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Guobin
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone, please excuse typos
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