Reply to requests
In February 1999, questionnaires were sent from the Users Office to the users of SPring-8. The following are the excerpts of the requests from the users relevant to the Biology Preparation Room, and our reply to them.
1.Instruments the room should be equipped with
Chromatography equipment including
FPLC, HPLC and desalting columns
AKTA-FPLC
(Amersham-Pharmacia) has been purchased. Desalting columns come
in a variety of products, so we expect you to bring with you the
product most suitable for your purposes.(1/1/2000)
Ultracentrifuge, utility such as
pressurized nitrogen, cold room, dynamic light scattering instrument
The equipment
which is expensive, occupies a lot of space, or needs plumbing
is difficult to obtain. However, more requests make the purchase
more likely. So, keep requesting.(1/1/2000)
Circulating water bath, dewar for
liquid nitrogen
They have
already been purchased. (1/1/2000)
2.Disposable items needed
We received a lot of request for other equipment and disposable items, but many of them are the ones we already had at the time of questionnaire. Please check our home page.
3.Reqests from users who consider that the room isn't functioning well
Too little space in the experimental
table or in the shelves to start new preparations.
It is true
that the space is limited. Users are expected not to occupy unnecessary
space.(1/1/2000)
It isn't clear what "preparation"
is supported by the room.
It depends
on what preparation users expect us to support. User's request
are important in shaping the room.(1/1/2000)
The room is left unlocked.
It is our
policy that the room is open 24 hrs a day for any biology users
in need. For this reason, we do not restrict access to the room
for now by means of ID cards. However, the policy is subject to
change in the future if the restricted access is the choice of
users.(1/1/2000)
4.@Reply to more recently submitted requests
The incubator should be moved away from the deep freezer of the protein purification unit to avoid possible effect of vibration.
If we do so, we will have to move it closer to the centrifuges or the ice maker, which may also make vibrations. The room does not have enough space so that the incubator can be moved to a place free of vibration. (2/1/2003)
We need an Anton Parr densitometer.
This instrument is expensive and we cannot expect enough demand to justify the purchase. (2/1/2003)
User's requests and comments are welcome any time, and they will be fed back from time to time. The sheets of questionnaires are provided in the room. You may also send an email to us. However, we do not guarantee that all the requests will be answered.