"Liquid chromatography users have been struggling with the inherent perceived complexities of mass spectrometry technology as they use LC-MS to routinely analyze samples," said Fabrizio Moltoni, vice president and general manager, High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Thermo Fisher Scientific. "With this top of mind, we designed the ISQ EM to enable novice and expert mass spectrometry users to take advantage of the technique’s excellent sensitivity and selectivity for the rapid and reliable analysis of complex sample matrices."
"We’ve long been looking for a single quadrupole mass spectrometer that could allow us to obtain substantial information from routine samples, and thereby permits single assay runs, reliably tracks emerging impurities and quickly confirms the mass of newly synthesized entities," said Lydia Sweet, senior analytical chemist, Sachem, Inc. "The new ISQ EM addresses all of these needs, while being easy-to-use for the scientists in our lab."
The ISQ EM is integrated with HPLC systems and fully controlled by Thermo Scientific Chromeleon Chromatography Data System (CDS), which offers tools to guide users through LC-MS method development and select appropriate source conditions. Thermo Scientific Chromeleon XPS Open Access software also supports the ISQ EM with walk-up workflows for simple daily operation. Additionally, full integration with native control in Chromeleon CDS enables users to benefit from the entire productivity suite, from method creation through final reporting. A built-in reference standard also automates instrument calibration for a user-friendly experience.
Thermo Fisher is showcasing the new instrument at the 32nd International Symposium on Chromatography (ISC) 2018 at Booth #16, the Congress and Exhibition Centre, Cannes-Mandelieu, France, September 23–27. The introduction of the ISQ EM further expands the product portfolio introduced in 2017 with the launch of the Thermo Scientific ISQ EC single quadrupole mass spectrometer. The ISQ EC was designed to integrate with both ion chromatography and liquid chromatography systems and deliver low-molecular-weight performance for the detection and quantification of ions with limits of detection in the single-digit-parts-per-billion range.
For more information about the Thermo Scientific ISQ EM single quadrupole mass spectrometer, please visit
www.thermofisher.com/ISQEM.
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