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In order to achieve the ever stringent analysis requirements of IOC/WADA, we have equipped ourselves with the latest instrumentation and developed skills needed in order to fulfil the high technological demands of recent testing protocols. Currently the centre operates 25 mass spectrometers with different configuration and capabilities that allow testing to be carried out with excellent accuracy and sensitivity.
The different mass spectrometers include:
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Eight High Performance Liquid Chromatograph-Tandem Mass Spectrometers (LCMS) with ion-traps and triple quadrupole technologies |
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Ten Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometers (GC/MS) including several ion-traps that allow for tandem MS analysis up to MS 10 |
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Two High Resolution Mass Spectrometers (resolution>60,000) for part per trillion level quantification and compound identification |
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One Gas Isotope-Ratio Mass Spectrometer with the ability to differentiate various substances of natural and synthetic origins |
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One Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometer for peptide mass fingerprinting and protein identification |
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One quadrupole MS/TOF hybrid instrument for proteomics |
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One Inductively Coupled Plasma Time-of-Flight (ICP-TOF) for elemental profiling and trace metals quantification of various matrices ranging from biological fluids to matrices of environmental concerns like soil, water and air. |

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