The National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) will promote nanoscience and micro-nanotechnology research activities in Mexico by employing Bruker’s high-performance package of time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) systems.
1. micrOTOF-Q II ESI-Qq-TOF mass spectrometer 2. Autoflex Speed MALDI TOF/TOF mass spectrometer 3. AVANCE III 750 NMR spectrometers
The package comprises Autoflex Speed MALDI TOF/TOF and micrOTOF-Q II ESI-Qq-TOF mass spectrometers, and AVANCE III 400 and AVANCE III 750 NMR spectrometers. All four instruments will be installed in IPN’s new Center for Nanoscience and Micro- and Nanotechnology.
The Autoflex Speed MALDI TOF/TOF mass spectrometer features Bruker's in-house smartbeam-II laser technology for superior laser performance to integrate the benefits of all-solid-state laser reliability and analytical performance of nitrogen lasers. It is designed for applications, including glycan analysis, high-resolution MALDI imaging, synthetic polymer analysis, and detailed protein and peptide characterization.
With advanced technology, the micrOTOF-Q II ESI-Qq-TOF mass spectrometer provides assurance for proteomics, metabolomics and tiny molecule identification. Its key applications include easy molecular sum formula detection of tiny molecules, intact proteins, protein digests, complex mixture analysis and metabolic studies.
The AVANCE III 750 NMR spectrometer features a 750 MHz or 17.6 T magnet based on the Ascend magnet technology of Bruker. Ascend magnets have lower weight and smaller physical size due to their proprietary magnet technology and advanced superconductors, thus they can be installed easily at customer laboratories. The NMR spectrometer also features a high-sensitivity cryogenically cooled probe called Bruker CryoProbe technology, which allows IPN researchers to detect even trace amounts of samples. The instrument’s highly pure NMR frequency generation, flexibility, speed and digital control make it an ideal NMR platform to IPN´s research fields such as materials, medicine, biotechnology and nanotechnology.