The system is designed to handle more than 10,000 injections without cleaning and scan over 900 SRM transitions per second.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced the TSQ Certis triple quadrupole mass spectrometer, a system designed to deliver faster results with increased uptime across biopharma, clinical translational research, and environmental and food safety laboratories.
The platform is engineered to handle more than 10,000 injections without cleaning, which the company says translates to months of uninterrupted operation in high-throughput environments. The system can scan more than 900 selected reaction monitoring transitions per second to accelerate targeted quantitation for laboratories managing rising sample volumes.
Enhanced Ion Source and Predictive Maintenance
The system features the OptaMax Plus ion source with increased vaporizer temperatures to enhance ionization efficiency and deliver more sensitive detection. This allows scientists to identify compounds at trace levels to meet regulatory requirements, according to the company.
The TSQ Certis MS includes predictive maintenance alerts designed to reduce unexpected downtime by proactively alerting users to upcoming service needs. The system integrates with Chromeleon Chromatography Data System to support secure data traceability, audit trails and electronic signatures with enterprise software capabilities that can accommodate more than 1,000 instruments.
Ready-to-run method templates are included to simplify workflows, enabling teams of varying experience levels to achieve consistent results quickly, according to a release from the company.
Target Applications and Markets
The TSQ Certis MS is designed for analytical scientists and lab managers in biopharmaceutical, clinical and translational research, and environmental and food safety laboratories. The system is positioned for labs analyzing drugs, environmental samples, diseases, and food contaminants where consistent performance and results are critical for meeting testing demands.
The system includes advanced vaporizer management and improved spray needle alignment for measurement accuracy and reproducibility across applications requiring trace-level detection and quantification.
Photo caption: TSQ Certis triple quadrupole mass spectrometer
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