Quantitative Bio-element Imaging Service—Thermo iCAP Q Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Quantitative Bio-element Imaging is a key component of an unprecedented interdisciplinary collaborative effort to map the "inorganic signatures of life," the atomic processes of transition metals found in all living cells and conserved during evolution. CD BioSciences provides imaging and quantitative instruments to analyze metal quotas from the subcellular level to entire ecosystems that shape global biogeochemical cycles.

Name of the Instrument/Platform

Thermo iCAP Q Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

MANUFACTURER:

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Introduction

Uses ~ 2.5 mL sample/run

Feature Highlights

1. Equipped with a CETAC ASX260 120-position (15-mL conical tubes) autosampler.
2. Pulse counting and analog detectors for covering a concentration range of up to 9 orders of magnitude.
3. Collision Cell Technology (CCT) to reduce polyatomic interferences for V, Cr, Fe, As, and Se.
4. Computer controlled through fully integrated QTEGRA software.

Summary

The Thermo iCAP Q ICP-MS is a quadrupole-based inductiveley coupled plasma mass spectrometer for the detection of most elements in the ppt-ppb concentration range (0.001-1000 ppb).

CD BioSciences offers Thermo iCAP Q Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)-based quantitative bio-element imaging services for studying the co-evolution of microorganisms and eukaryotes in a wide range of challenging chemical environments. Please contact us directly if you would like to discuss your needs.

For research use only, not intended for any clinical use.

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