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Instrument Platform

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In the last decades, a highly productive and wide-ranging competence in the field of mass spectrometry was established at the University of Münster. With circa 90 instruments almost all areas of mass spectrometric applications are covered. The instruments are located decentralized over the individual institutes and made accessible for all interested scientists over an instrument platform. Triple quadrupole MS, Q-TOF, Orbitraps, ion traps with UHPLC or GC coupling as well as quadrupole ICP-MS, HR-ICP-MS, MALDI-TOF MS, TOF-SIMS, and many other mass spectrometers are available. More information can be found at research projects. If interested in a cooperation or more details, please contact   Dr. Lena Telgmann.

Scientists of the University of Münster also have access to the up-to-date list of mass spectrometers here and can adress contact persons directly.

Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Various models for tandem mass spectrometry are available at the University of Münster. These instruments are usually coupled to HPLC systems.

This is a selection of existing instruments:

Q-Trap 6500 (Sciex)

Q-Trap 5500 (Sciex)

Amazon Speed (Bruker)

Esquire 3000 (Bruker)

LTQ XL (Thermo)

Ultivo Triple Quadrupole LC/MS (Agilent)

High Resolution Mass Spectrometry

Various models for high resolution mass spectrometry are available at the University of Münster. These instruments are often coupled to HPLC systems.

This is a selection of existing instruments:

maXis II qToF (Bruker)

maXis HD (Bruker)

Impact II Q‐TOF (Bruker)

QTOF 6530 (Agilent)

Synapt G2 Si (Waters)

SynaptXS (Waters)

MALDI

Various models for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry are available at the University of Münster.

This is a selection of existing instruments:

autoflex speed (Bruker)

iMScope TRIO (Shimadzu)

MALDI micro MX (Waters)

MALDI SYNAPT G2 S (Waters)

timsTOF fleX MALDI-2 (Bruker)

Elemental Analysis

Various models for inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry are available at the University of Münster. These instruments are cometimes coupled to HPLC systems.

This is a selection of existing instruments:

iCAP TQ (Thermo)

ElementXR (Thermo)

ElementGD (Thermo)

Neptune Multi-Kollektor (Thermo)

7700x (Agilent)

Gas Chromatography

Various models for analysis using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry are available at the University of Münster.

This is a selection of existing devices:

Exactive GC (Orbitrap) (Thermo)

7250 GC/Q‐TOF (Agilent)

7010B Triple Quadrupole GC/MS (Agilent)

ISQ 7000  (Thermo)

GC‐MS‐System 5975C (Agilent)

GC 6120B Single‐ Quadrupol (Agilent)

Secondary Ion Mass Spectromettry

One model for secondary ion mass spectrometry is available at the University of Münster:

TOF.SIMS 5 (IONTOF)