Purchase of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer

在化学研究仪器和设施（CRIF）计划的支持下，迈阿密大学化学系将获得一台MALDI-TOF质谱仪。该设备将加强若干领域的研究，包括a）富勒烯的电化学转化; B）新型氧化还原自组装系统; c）复杂城市气溶胶的化学分析; d）真菌物种的寡核苷酸测序和微阵列生物芯片探针分析; e）新型卟啉阵列的特性。 质谱（MS）是一种用于探测紧密结构细节并获得大量有机、生物有机和有机金属分子的分子组成的技术。这些研究的结果将对材料化学、空气质量和生物学等多个领域产生影响。

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Miami will acquire a MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including a) electrochemical transformations of fullerenes; b) novel redox self-assembling systems; c) chemical analysis of complex urban aerosols; d) oligonucleotide sequencing and micro-array biochip probe analysis of fungal species; and e) characterization of novel porphyrin arrays. Mass spectrometry (MS) is a technique used to probe intimate structural details and to obtain the molecular compositions of a vast array of organic, bioorganic, and organometallic molecules. The results from these studies will have an impact in a number of areas including materials chemistry, air quality and biology.