OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
We develop new methods for sample application and vitrification and implement them into a novel platform. The apparatus can be fed with pre-mounted autogrids, circumventing the need for postmounting. For single particle analysis (SPA), minute amount of samples can be applied directly onto a supported film. For cellular work, sample carriers with cells grown on them will be exposed to an airknife that removes excess medium. Sample evaporation will be minimized by a feedback loop that maintains the sample near its dewpoint calculated from the ambient temperature and humidity. Vitrification will be accomplished by jet-streaming liquid ethane onto the centre of the grid. I will be happy to share our latest results.
