ICP-MS Instrument for Baylor College of Dentistry

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请的目的是为已建立的贝勒牙科学院生物材料机构获取电感耦合等离子体质谱（ICP-MS）。该设施目前拥有一系列用于大型和小型试样的材料测试机（Instron和Test Resources），用于大型和小型试样制备的机床，以及用于构建独特设备的机床，放大器（Vishay，Grass）和应变计和EMG研究设备，超声波分析设备（Panametrics，HP），运动分析设备（Optitrac）和现代SEM。许多计算机工作站都配备了数据采集软件（HP Vee）和硬件（Data Translations）、3D重建软件（Analyze、RevWorks、CAD软件（AutoCAD、SolidWorks）、FEM软件（Algor、ANSYS）和各种数据分析软件工具（Excel、Minitab、SPSS、Systat、Slidewrist等）。目前，生物材料部已为ICP-MS分配了空间。 我们已经获得了研究和高等教育副院长和生物材料系主任的机构支持。已经确定了五个研究小组，他们需要新设备来进行广泛的项目。研究人员跨越了从年轻研究人员到高级科学家的许多年龄组。大多数参与者目前有PHS赠款支持或赠款待定。他们期待着在生物材料核心设施中使用该设备加强和扩展他们的研究。 我们无法使用ICP-MS仪器。之前的实验是与日本的研究人员合作完成的。我们已经确定了达拉斯地区的两个实验室，他们有适当的仪器，但他们不能分析我们的样品（见通信）。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this application is to acquire an Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS) for the established Baylor College of Dentistry Biomaterials facility. The facility currently houses a range of materials testing machines for large and small specimens (Instron and Test Resources), machine tools for large and small specimen preparation, and for constructing unique devices, amplifiers (Vishay, Grass) and devices for strain gage and EMG studies, ultrasonic analysis equipment (Panametrics, HP), equipment for motion analysis (Optitrac), and a modern SEM. Numerous computer workstations are variably equipped with data acquisition software (HP Vee) and hardware (Data Translations), 3D reconstruction software (Analyze, RevWorks, CAD software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks), FEM software (Algor, ANSYS), and a variety of data analysis software tools (Excel, Minitab, SPSS, Systat, Slidewrite, etc.). Currently the Department of Biomaterials has allocated space for the ICP-MS. We have obtained institutional support from the Associate Dean for Research and Advanced Education and the Department of Biomaterials Chairman. Five research groups have been identified that need the new equipment for a broad range of projects. The researchers span many age groups from young investigators to senior scientists. Most participants have current PHS grant support or have grants pending. They are looking forward to enhancing and extending their research with this equipment in the Biomaterials core facility. We do not have access to an ICP-MS instrument. Previous experiments were completed by collaborating with investigators in Japan. We have identified two laboratories in the Dallas area that have appropriate instruments, but they cannot analyze our samples (see correspondence).