| Description: |
The Mass Spectrometry Research Facility is housed in the Chemistry Research Laboratory and is one of the largest and best equipped mass spectrometry labs in the UK. It has 21 mass spectrometer systems with an equipment base of £7.5 million providing a wide range of analytical capabilities. It is run and managed by four full time staff and attracts research students and visiting academics. Instrumentation includes GC-MS, LC-MS, nanoLC/MS, MALDI TOF and ion-mobility-MS systems. Equipment access is configured to provide open access, trained user and HRMS systems available for researchers across the department. A number of mass spectrometry services include: accurate mass, high resolution and biological molecule analysis (oligonucleotides and proteins) provided for departmental researchers. An external mass spectrometry service and research collaboration framework caters for links with external academic institutions and interactions with industry. |
