CrystalCards^TM are the heart of the MPCS: they facilitate the formation of ca. 10 nL plugs and store them inside a microcapillary.  CrystalCards are made of a transparent and low birefringent plastic material that allows simple transport and inspection.  4 CrystalCards can be stored within one frame, the size of a conventional crystallization tray.  Such a tray may hold up to 3,200 individual crystallization experiments.

Two types of CrystalCards^TM are available:

CrystalCard 800.1	CrystalCard 400.2
• # of inputs: 3aqueous, 1 carrier fluid • # of microcapillries: 1 • Microcapillary length: ca. 67 cm • Capacity: up to 800 experiments • Peel-Apart and in situ diffraction capable	• #inputs: 3 aqueous, 1 carrier fluid • # of microcapillaries: 2 • Microcapillary length: ca. 36 cm • Capacity: up to 400 experiments/microcapilary •  Peel-Apart and in situ diffraction capable

CrystalCard Storage Frame
	The MPCS™ CrystalCard Storage Frame is a plastic frame designed to hold up to 4 CrystalCards in the same plane. The Storage Frame is in the SBS format to be compatible with industry-standard plate holders and imagers

The Peel-Apart feature of the CrystalCard allows simple extraction of Diffraction-Ready crystals: 

Crystal Harvesting