Imaging Mass Microscope

Description

Imaging mass spectrometry is a revolutionary new technology. The instrument is a combination of an optical microscope which allows the observation of high-resolution morphological images, with a mass spectrometer which identifies and visualizes the distribution of specific molecules. Superimposing the two images obtained based on these very different principles, has created a significant new research tool, the imaging mass microscope. The accurate and high resolution mass images from the iMScope TRIO will drive your research to the next level. At long last, we have entered the age of imaging mass spectrometry.

Optical microscopes cannot determine which molecules are localized in the region of interest. On the other hand, the positional information of molecules is lost in mass spectrometric analysis, where sample extraction and homogenization is needed for sample pre-treatment. What if the qualitative analysis and localization of specific molecules and compositional and morphological observation could be obtained from a single analysis through microscope observation? Imaging mass spectrometry with the iMScope TRIO realizes this dream.