Shimadzu’s Mass Spectrometry Solutions Mass Spectrometry General Product Catalog

Significance of the Topic

The rapid and accurate determination of molecular weight and structure is essential across pharmaceutical development, environmental monitoring, food safety, clinical research, and proteomics. Advances in mass spectrometry technologies have driven improvements in sensitivity, throughput, and data quality, enabling highly selective quantitative assays and broad qualitative analyses in complex matrices.

Objectives and Overview of the Document

This summary reviews Shimadzu’s latest mass spectrometry solutions introduced in the Ultra-Fast Mass Spectrometry (UFMS) series and related instrument families. It highlights the objectives of enhancing sensitivity, speed, and usability, and provides an overview of the new LCMS-8060, GCMS-TQ8040 and MALDI-7090 platforms, as well as supporting models and software.

Methodology and Instrumentation

Shimadzu’s UFMS instruments incorporate proprietary ultra-fast scanning and optimized ion optics. Key systems include:

• LCMS-8060: Triple quadrupole LC-MS/MS offering the highest sensitivity and fastest MRM transitions for challenging liquid chromatography applications.
• GCMS-TQ8040: Triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS capable of simultaneous scan and MRM modes with industry-leading scan speeds.
• MALDI-7090: High-throughput MALDI-TOF-TOF for proteomics and tissue imaging with high-energy CID fragmentation.
• Supporting models: LCMS-8050, 8040, 8030, 2020, IT-TOF; GCMS-QP2010 Ultra/SE; iMScope TRIO imaging microscope; AXIMA MALDI series.

Ionization techniques include EI, CI, NCI, ESI, APCI, APPI, DUIS, and MALDI with software-controlled source switching. Separation and detection modes cover quadrupole, ion trap, TOF, and hybrid configurations. Triple quadrupole scan modes (MRM, precursor ion scan, product ion scan, neutral loss scan) facilitate targeted quantitation and structural screening.

Main Features and Discussion

The UFMS series provides high-sensitivity quantitative performance with fast polarity switching and MRM optimization tools. LabSolutions MS software offers intuitive method development, automated MRM optimization, synchronized survey scans, integrated data browsing, and industry-ready method packages and libraries for residual pesticide, drug screening, metabolite and lipid analyses. The open-access Insight and Open Solution platforms support multi-user environments and remote result review.

Benefits and Practical Applications

Shimadzu’s solutions accelerate laboratory throughput while improving data quality and confidence. Practical uses span:

• Environmental monitoring: Trace pesticides, VOCs, PFOS/PFOA, toxins in water and soil.
• Food safety: Amino acids, colorants, additives, mycotoxins, pesticide residues.
• Pharmaceutical and clinical research: Pharmacokinetics, metabolomics, impurity profiling, high-throughput screening.
• Proteomics and imaging: Biomarker discovery, tissue imaging, high-mass polymer analysis.
• Forensics and toxicology: Doping control, narcotics screening, toxic compound identification.

Future Trends and Opportunities

Emerging directions include deeper integration of real-time data processing with AI-driven screening, expansion of imaging mass spectrometry for single-cell analysis, and further miniaturization for field-deployable platforms. Hybrid and multiphase separation techniques will continue to enhance molecular coverage and confidence in both targeted and untargeted workflows.

Conclusion

Shimadzu’s UFMS and supporting mass spectrometry platforms set new standards in speed, sensitivity, and usability. Coupled with comprehensive software suites and method libraries, these systems address the evolving demands of analytical laboratories across diverse fields, promoting efficient, high-confidence data generation.

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