Micro UPLC Liquid Chromatography

CAIL acquired a Waters Acquity M-Class UPLC to serve water research and biomedical applications projects. The system is configured for nano-to-microliter per minute flow rates and utilizes 75-300 micron internal diameter columns, and achieves excellent sensitivity, analysis speed and chromatographic resolution.

Nano-Flow Liquid Chromatography

A Thermo Ultimate 3000 RS nano-flow liquid chromatography system was purchased in early 2017 to be paired with either our FT-ICR Mass Spectrometer or our Orbitrap Fusion Mass Spectrometer. This system provides fast, high resolution separations with fast gradient response and excellent flow rate stability. The nanoLC system is coupled directly to the mass spectrometers (no flow splitting) through the NanoMate electrospray ionization robot.

Inductively Coupled Plasma / Mass Spectrometry

Our ICP / MS system is an Octopole Reaction System (ORS) Agilent 7500ce with a CETAC XS-520 autosampler. The Octopole Reaction cell permits minimization of spectral interference allowing detection of a broad range of elements. The system provides quantitation of trace metals to parts-per-trillion levels. A microwave sample digestion system is also available. This ICP / MS system is regularly used for environmental, geological and biological samples. More difficult applications include metallurgical and petrochemical analysis.