14 chromatography • spectroscopy
Affordable, powerful and simple to use mass spectrometers
Laboratories are demanding low-cost, high throughput, affordable mass spec solutions, as the latest release demonstrate. Sean Ottewell reports.
Les laboratoires sont à la recherche de solutions de spectrométrie de masse à bas coût, à rendement élevé et peu chères, comme le démontre la dernière sortie. Sean Ottewell rapporte.
Laboratories sind anspruchsvoll mit hohem Durchsatz, erschwingliche Massenspektrometrie Lösungen, wie die neueste Version zeigt. Sean Ottewell berichtet.
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PECTRO Analytical Instruments, a leading supplier of analytical
instruments for optical emission and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, has introduced the SPECTROBLUE, an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) that the company believes sets new benchmarks among compact, mid- range spectrometers for simplified operation, low maintenance and affordability (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1. A new benchmark for simplified operation, low maintenance and affordability.
“SPECTROBLUE ICP-OES is the ideal system for environmental laboratories that require a low-cost, high-throughput spectrometry solution. SPECTROBLUE was designed to establish new levels of performance for common laboratory analysis where stability, uninterrupted operation and throughput are as important as sensitivity and resolution. It couples an ultra-reliable design with no-
compromise technical innovation to achieve the lowest cost of ownership in its class,” said Olaf Schulz, product manager ICP-OES.
A robust generator design packs an ample power reserve that can handle the most extreme plasma loads. Heat from the generator’s high-power ceramic tube is eliminated through the use of innovative air-cooled technology that alleviates the need for an expensive external water-based cooling system.
“By simplifying the design of the SPECTROBLUE, we have reduced the instrument’s initial purchase price along with its operating cost,” added Schulz. “Developed specifically to meet the demands of high-throughput laboratories, the SPECTROBLUE’s field-proven generator provides the exceptional uptime, stability, and reliability. Its unique OPIAir optical plasma
interface makes SPECTROBLUE the first ICP-OES without purchase and energy costs for external cooling.”
Advion and AB SCIEX have launched the liquid extraction surface analysis (LESA) Clarity as part of an ongoing collaboration between the two companies and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). It offers additional functionality and ease-of-use to the commercially successful LESA sample analysis system introduced in March 2010.
Drugs to biofuels LESA Clarity is well-suited for researchers developing novel drugs, new forensic tools, better biofuels, and improvements in food safety. It offers new capabilities that increase performance and unrivalled ease-of-use for AB SCIEX mass spectrometry users.
A real-time high definition camera system has been added for viewing the solvent droplet interaction with the surface, simplifying method development while enabling fine control.
LESA Clarity also integrates Analyst, an AB SCIEX software platform, and ChipSoft, the TriVersa NanoMate software, allowing researchers to operate the system from a single computer with one sample batch queue. As a result, all data is stored in a single file.
“LESA Clarity is yet another advancement to the well-established capabilities of the TriVersa NanoMate and LESA technology. Tis demonstrates Advion’s commitment to scientific excellence, yielding more information and
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