Protein crystallography · Made in Germany
Better crystals.Better data.Better results.
The EasyAccess Frame is a reusable lid for MRC 3-lens 96-well crystallization plates. Slide open one well at a time to handle and harvest crystals – no cutting foil, while every other drop stays covered.
2021 – 2026 · anniversary year
Save up to 20% on the EasyAccess Frame
Five years of CGF Biotech – and a good moment to use this year's remaining budget. Request your offer before the countdown ends; the exact discount is confirmed with your quote.
Offer valid until 31 December 2026.
Why the EasyAccess Frame
Cleaner handling means higher-quality crystals – and higher-quality crystals mean better diffraction data and better structures.
Less evaporation
Unopened wells stay covered. In published tests, drops of many common crystallization cocktails stayed protected for up to 6 hours.
Faster harvesting
No cutting foil, no scalpel. Slide open one well, harvest, move on – the other 95 stay covered.
No glue, no grease
Fix the frame with the included clamps and lift it off cleanly with the lever tool.
Reusable
Built to be used again and again on MRC 3-lens 96-well low-profile crystallization plates.
The flagship
One frame. 96 wells. Full control.
A precision lid made of a high-contrast frame, clear tiles and a top bar, with clamps, a lever tool and a pen tool. The edges are labelled A–H and 1–12, so you always know which well you are working in.
How it works
From plate to harvested crystal
- PlaceRemove the sealing foil, set the frame on the plate and fix it with the clamps – no glue, no grease.
- SlideSlide a single tile open to reach exactly one well. The other 95 stay covered.
- HarvestHandle or harvest the crystal with your usual loop. The labelled edges tell you which well you are in.
- RemoveLift the frame off cleanly using the recesses on the left and right.
Evidence
Published, peer-reviewed and used at a synchrotron
Drops of many commonly used crystallization cocktails stayed protected for up to 6 hours in initial tests.
Individually accessible wells – open one, the rest stay covered.
Facilitated crystal handling using a simple device for evaporation reduction in microtiter plates
In routine use: the frame has been used in crystallographic fragment-screening campaigns at HZB, where it substantially reduced the time and effort needed for crystal handling (DGK annual meeting 2021).
From the lab
What researchers say
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Compatibility
Does it fit your plates?
| Plate | EasyAccess Frame |
|---|---|
| MRC 3-lens 96-well low-profile crystallization plate (SBS footprint) | Fits – made for this plate |
| Other 96-well crystallization plates with SBS footprint | Design is adaptable – ask us |
Not sure? Tell us which plate you use in the request form below.
Worldwide
In use on every continent
From academic labs to industrial structural-biology teams, the EasyAccess Frame ships worldwide and protects crystals in the lab and at the beamline.
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CGF Biotech UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
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