Mass Spectrometry Instrumentation
The following instrumentation is available in the Clinical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory:
- High resolution VG-Autospec magnetic sector mass spectrometer capable of GC-MS & FAB-MS
- Two Waters Micro-Xevo electrospray ionization triple-quadrupole UPLC-MS instruments
- A Waters Premier electrospray ionization triple-quadrupole UPLC-MS instrument
- Two Waters Xevo TQ-S electrospray triple quadrupole UPLC-MS instruments
- A Waters Xevo TQ-XS electrospray triple quadrupole UPLC-MS instrument
- A Thermo TSQ triple quadrupole instrument with paperspray ionization
- An AB Sciex 4500Qtrap instrument
- An AB Sciex 5500 QTrap instrument
- A Waters GC-TOF instrument
- A Waters Xevo G2S QTOF instrument
All instruments are supported by dedicated computer systems. Support analytical equipment includes four Hewlett-Packard 5890 capillary column gas chromatography instruments. The usual array of peripheral analytical equipment is available including an electronic balance, pH meters, distillation equipment, bench-top centrifuges, and rotary evaporators.
