Instruments CMSI

​Learn more about the instruments at the Chalmers Mass Spectrometry Infrastructure​ below:

QTOF 6550

Agilent QTOF 6550 with Infinity II UHPLC (2 systems)

  • A high-resolution and sensitivity QTOF instrument
  • Dedicated tune for small and fragile molecules
  • Used mainly for untargeted metabolomics profiling of bodily fluids aiming at biomarker discovery

QTOF 6520

Agilent QTOF 6520 with Infinity UHPLC

  • A bench-top high-resolution QTOF
  • Used for lipidomics, untargeted metabolomics profiling of faecal samples, accurate mass determination as well as for various of user projects

QTRAP 6500+

Sciex QTRAP 6500+ with Exion UHPLC (2 systems)

  • A high-end hybrid triple quadrupole ion trap instrument
  • Used for quantitative bioanalytical work

SQ 6120

Agilent 6120 SQ MS with 1260 HPLC

  • A robust single quadrupole MS with HPLC
  • Open access instrument set to run mass determination with different methods
  • Used mainly for mass determination

TQ8303 GCMS

Shimadzu TQ8030 GC-MS/MS

  • Fast scanning triple quadrupole GC system with a PAL autosampler
  • Used for combined targeted and untargeted metabolomics as well as for various of user projects

GCMS´s

Thermo GC-MS systems (DSQ II, ISQ and ISQ-LT)

  • We currently have three Thermo GC-MS systems, DSQ II, ISQ and ISQ-LT, available, all quipped with PAL
  • autosamplers
    Solid phase microextraction (SPME) possibility is available on one system
  • Used mainly for quantitative bioanalytical work using various of user based methods

GC-FID´s

Thermo GC-FID (2 systems)

  • One system using helium as carrier gas and another using hydrogen
  • Used mainly for quantitative bioanalytical work using various of user based methods

HPLC´s

Dionex HPLC-UV-RI (2 systems)

  • Liquid chromatography systems with UV and RI detectors
  • Used for quantification of organic acids, alcohols and sugars from fermentation samples

Dionex UHPLC-PDA-FLD

  • Dionex UHPLC with both fluorescence and PDA detection
  • Used mainly for quantitative bioanalytical work using various of user based methods

Dionex HPLC-CAD

  • A liquid chromatography system with charged aerosol detection (CAD)
  • Used mainly for measurement of lipid classes

How to book the instruments?

Lab Archives Scheduler is used as a booking platform for the instruments at CMSI. Access to Scheduler will be given by CMSI after attending relevant introductions and trainings. To request for a training or for more information, you can contact CMSI by sending an email to cmsi@chalmers.se