The groundbreaking project "Acoustofluidic Crystallography" (AFX) aims to revolutionize the field of serial crystallography (SX) with a novel sample delivery system that enhances both the efficiency and precision of experiments conducted at synchrotrons and X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs). Coordinated and proposed by Jonas Sellberg at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, this pioneering research is a collaboration with DESY and MAX IV, which play key roles in testing and implementing prototypes. This project is enabled through the LEAPS-INNOV initiative and its call for cooperation pilot proposals, processed by WP9.
Recent experiments at MAX IV, including the installation and testing of a first prototype at the MicroMAX beamline, have demonstrated significant progress. This acoustofluidic device represents a major step forward for improving SX methodologies.
Learn more about the project, its latest experiment, and future potential by reading the full article on the MAX IV webpage, here.
Image:Â Varun Kumar Rajendran, post-doctoral fellow with the AFX project, installs a first prototype of the acoustofluidic device at MAX IV's MicroMAX beamline during AFX beamtime in June 2024. Credit: MAX IV
Comments