What the facility does
Mass spectrometry-based analytical services such as impurity characterization and quantification in a wide variety of fields.
Areas of expertise
Personnel with extensive experience in analytical methods development for chromatography and mass spectrometry, and with expertise in a wide variety of fields such as pharmaceutical, environmental, food/nutraceuticals, metabolomics, and low molecular weight polymers. Some clients come to our facility because they are having difficulty solving their problem in-house and need our team's expertise.
Research services
- Quantify components of complex mixtures
- Separation science: High Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS) and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
- Solvent purity tests
- Targeted analyses in biological matrices
Sectors of application
- Chemical industries
- Environmental technologies and related services
- Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
Specialized labs and equipment
| Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| Agilent 6550 iFunnel Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (Q-TOF LC/MS) | High resolution, accurate mass measurement, can be coupled to separation modules. |
| Agilent 1200 High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) System (2) | Can be coupled to the Agilent 6550 or the Sciex 4000 QTRAP mass spectrometers. Used to separate components in a mixture for identification or quantitation. |
| Agilent 7100 Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) System | Can be coupled to the Agilent 6550, used to separate components in a mixture for identification or quantitation. |
| Agilent G1969 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOF LC/MS) | High resolution, accurate mass measurement. |
| Waters Micromass Quattro Ultima electrospray ionization (ESI) Mass Spectrometer | Low resolution mass measurement. |
| Sciex 4000 QTRAP Mass Spectrometer (LC/MS/MS system) | Low resolution mass measurement, can be coupled to separation modules. |
| Agilent 6890-5973 Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS system) (2) | Used to analyze volatiles and separate components in a mixture for identification or quantitation. |
| Agilent 1100 High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) System | Used as a standalone instrument for quantitative analysis of UV active compounds. |