Creating an Optimization Experiment

ROCK MAKER allows you to optimize your experiments’ ingredient composition to find the ideal conditions for crystallization. You can optimize existing experiments and existing screens in a grid, random, or custom layer.

To create an optimization experiment:

1. Open an experiment you want to optimize.

2. Go to Canvas. Then, select a well or multiple wells.

   Note

   To select multiple wells, press Ctrl and click on the wells you would like to optimize OR hold your mouse while moving it over several wells.

   

   Canvas Menu

3. On the toolbar, click the Optimize button .

4. The Optimization Wizard appears. In the Optimize Layer section, select In a Grid Layer, In a Custom Layer, or In a Random Layer.

   OPTIONAL: Select Substitute Source Stocks with Prepared Ones in the Ingredient section if you want to change the stocks.

   Then, click NEXT.

   

   Selecting Optimization Type

5. In Define Location, go to the New Experiment Option section. Select Create New Experiment or Add a layer to an existing experiment. Then, select your plate type in the Select Plate Type field.

   

   New Experiment Option Section

6. Then, select a project or a folder within a project in the Define Location section.

   

   Define Location Section

   When you click an existing project or folder within a project in the Define Location section, the software will automatically generate a name you can edit in the Experiment Name field. You can also create a new folder or project by clicking the NEW FOLDER or NEW PROJECT button.

   OPTIONAL: Select Open Experiment After Optimization if you want your experiment to open automatically upon optimization completion.

7. If everything is set, click NEXT on the bottom right bar. The optimization will take a few moments.

8. Once complete, click FINISH .

   

   FINISH Button

Related Topic:

• Optimizing Experiments