Testimonials for Bruker's SC-XRD Technology
Proudly Enabling Crystallography Worldwide - From Routine to Cutting-Edge Analysis
Accurate, reliable and state-of-the-art crystallography instrumentation is key for accelerating research and making new discoveries.
Bruker’s single crystal X-ray diffractometers are used in laboratories worldwide to support both routine analysis and advanced studies. The experiences shared here demonstrate how Bruker's SC-XRD customers benefit from our advanced technologies, streamlined workflows, consistent performance and excellent customer service.
Continue reading to find out how Bruker's crystallography solutions enable efficient and high-quality structure determination all over the world. For solutions applied to real-world crystallographic challenges, explore our case studies.
D8 VENTURE Single Crystal XRD system at Ashoka University
“At Ashoka University, we are committed to excellence in teaching and research, and the D8 VENTURE Single Crystal XRD system has become an invaluable part of our scientific infrastructure.”
Bhupendra Mali - Ashoka University - India
Characterization of Minerals - Including the Mineral of the Year
"The dual wavelength D8 VENTURE with two IµS DIAMOND II microfocus sources and the PHOTON detector delivers the brilliance and sensitivity needed for challenging mineralogical samples."
Prof. Cristian Biagioni - Università di Pisa - Italy
D8 VENTURE - Handling a Wide Range of Samples with Excellent Data Quality
“Thanks to the versatility of the D8 VENTURE instruments, we routinely determine the absolute configuration of light-atom organic samples, as well as elucidating the structures of organic and metalorganic compounds with heavier atoms.”
Dr. Constantin G. Danilic - University of Münster - Germany
APEX for the ALBA Synchrotron
"APEX is an indispensable tool in our laboratory. Its excellent support for synchrotron diffraction data, intuitive workflow and powerful visualization capabilities make it particularly valuable for processing datasets collected at the XALOC beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron. It has become one of the cornerstones of our crystallographic research."
Dr. Jose. S Costa - IMDEA Nanociencia - Spain
High Data Quality and Fast Data Collection
"A big thank-you to Bruker for the excellent training and the support they provide us with. In total, these enhanced capabilities of the system (D8 QUEST GX) have opened up exciting new opportunities for time-resolved studies, fast phase transitions, and pioneering work in quantum crystallography.
The high data quality and fast data collection attract a lot of users - our crystallography group is having busy times now."
Dr. Mohan Bhadbhade, Dr. Ruoming Tian, Dr. Fengxia Wei (from left) - University of New South Wales - Australia
D8 VENTURE: An Easy-to-Use System in a Cutting-Edge Environement
"As of day one, we achieved high-quality data sets from our organometallic samples using the D8 VENTURE.
Changing the wavelength only takes a few minutes. We can measure our highly absorbing Bi- or Pb-complexes using Mo-radiation and in the next minute run a pure organic sample with Cu-radiation. We routinely determine the absolute configuration of these structures."
Prof. Ganesan Prabusankar (left) - IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) - India
D8 QUEST ECO: Far More Than You Expect from Your Budget
"We initially believed our budget would only cover a small benchtop instrument, so we were absolutely amazed at the features and versatility that the D8 QUEST ECO can provide in that price bracket. It’s amazingly good value for money.
The ECO provides a huge improvement in speed and data quality compared to our previous CCD based instrument.
As well as solving single-crystal structures, the ECO is routinely used for phase identification from tiny amounts of powder samples. That the APEX software suite includes the routines for integrating 2D powder patterns is a real bonus."
Prof. Vadim Kessler, FRSC - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Sweden
Pioneering Crystallography in Indonesia: 3D Structures Within 30 Minutes
"We are very happy and proud being the first owner of a single-crystal diffractometer in Indonesia.
We are thrilled by the performance of the instrument - most of our metalorganic samples are solved within 30 minutes. STRUCTURE NOW is ideal for researchers to easily solve structures.
The training and continuing support from Bruker’s Applications Scientists is excellent. The D8 QUEST ECO is ideal for students and beginners. It’s easy to handle and the well-structured software with perfect workflow guides us through all the steps."
Dr. Nani Farida - Universitas Negeri Malang - Indonesia
High-Grade Crystallography with Low Infrastructure Requirements
"The D8 QUEST ECO has made it possible for us to have a research quality instrument without the high cost of the infrastructure needed for most diffractometers.
The software has a good balance between accessibility for novices like me and very advanced features for more experienced users. I really like the STRUCTURE NOW capability. Having data collection and structure solution running simultaneously is very impressive.
The instrument is fantastic - last year I published my first structure using the D8 QUEST ECO"
Dr. George Harakas - Radford University - United States
D8 VENTURE with METALJET - The best X-ray home source available to date
“The pressure to solve structures quickly is rapidly increasing – here, the new X-ray home source is a huge step forward to speed up this process because we can characterize crystals before synchrotron data collection. Thus, our measuring time there can be used much more efficiently or may, if one is really lucky, make the visit to the synchrotron beamlines even dispensable.”
“The Bruker METALJET X-ray source generates X-rays overcoming the brightness limitations of conventional rotating anodes. It is basically comparable to second generation synchrotron sources!”
Excerpt from an interview with Ashwin Chari, Trevor Huyton, and Ulrich Steuerwald, about a new D8 VENTURE METALJET at the Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry.
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To learn more about solutions applied to real-world crystallographic challenges, explore our case studies.
