X-Ray Crystallography | Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology

X-Ray crystallography is the definitive method for structural determination on a molecular level, which sheds light on the properties of the chemical or biological sample being measured. Based on the phenomenon of light diffraction, in conjunction with the principle of Bragg's Law, a diffraction pattern can be produced when a single crystal sample is subjected to irradiation by an X-ray beam. A collection of such patterns can then be transformed into an electron density map by sophisticated mathematics, which in turn allows for the molecular structure to be calculated. The equipments at our disposal allow us to perform high-level crystallographic analysis on both chemical (organic, inorganic, organometallic, chiral materials, natural products, etc.) and biological protein samples.

Brand / Model	Equipment Name	Location
Rigaku MicroMax 007HF Imaging Plate X-ray Diffraction System	Protein crystal diffraction system	Y706
Art Robbin	CrysCam Desktop Crystal Imager	Y706
Art Robbin	Gryphon LCP Automated Crystallization Drop Setter	Y706

Brand / Model

Equipment Name

Location

Rigaku MicroMax 007HF Imaging Plate X-ray Diffraction System

Protein crystal diffraction system

Y706

Art Robbin

CrysCam Desktop Crystal Imager

Y706

Art Robbin

Gryphon LCP Automated Crystallization Drop Setter

Y706

Contact Person

Dr Waiting Wong

Y721
(852) 3400 8875
wai-ting.wong@polyu.edu.hk

Brand / Model	Equipment Name	Location
Bruker D8 Venture	Single crystal X-Ray diffractometer for small molecule	Y706

Brand / Model

Equipment Name

Location

Bruker D8 Venture

Single crystal X-Ray diffractometer for small molecule

Y706

Contact Person

Dr Zhang Limin

Y861
(852) 3400 8712
limin.zhang@polyu.edu.hk