Spectrometry
New technology to obtain ‘protein fingerprints’ in just a few minutes
Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Francis Crick Institute have developed a mass spectrometry-based technique capable of measuring samples containing thousands of proteins within just a few minutes. It is faster and cheaper than a conventional blood count. To demonstrate the technique’s potential, the researchers used blood plasma collected from COVID-19 patients. Using …
5 Applications of Mass Spectrometry in the Clinic
Mass spectrometry (MS) is fast becoming an essential enabling technology for the next generation of modern medicines. Mass spectrometers are an integral component of clinical laboratories, owing to their versatility, specificity, high throughput and ability to detect and quantify unknown components and highly complex samples.Download this listicle to discover several clinical applications of MS including: …
Cannabix Technologies Files Patent for Detection of Molecules in Breath using High-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cannabix Technologies Inc. (CSE: BLO) (OTC PINK: BLOZF) (the “Company or Cannabix”) developer of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer for law enforcement and the workplace, is pleased to report that it has filed a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) entitled, “Apparatus and …
BioAccord LC-MS: Making Mass Spectrometry Available to the Masses
The BioAccord LC-MS System. Credit: Waters Corporation. Earlier in 2019, Waters Corporation announced their BioAccord LC-MS System for biopharmaceutical analysis. The BioAccord System is a self-calibrating, self-optimizing, self-sufficient tool that promises it’s users simplified high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis and high quality data. It is optimized for “unparalleled robustness and reproducibility”, offering its …