Mass Spectrometer

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  • Update Date：2024-06-20
  • Units：Instrumentation Resource Center
[Boai] LCMS Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
 
LCMS
  • LCMS Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
    • Abbreviation： LC/MS/MS
    • Brand/Model：Shimadzu LCMS-8050
  • Instrument Expert：Prof. Lan, Ethan I; Prof. Paul Lin
  • Instrument Consulting and Operation Services：Ms. Chao, Hong-Chu
  • Contact Person: Ms. Chen, I-Jing
    • Ext 56941
  • Instrument Location: Room 725, Hsien Chee Bio-ICT Building
Instrument brand, model, year of purchase
Brand: Shimadzu
Model: LCMS-8050
Year of Purchase: 2023.12

Important Specifications
  • Shimadzu LCMS-8050
  • Liquid Chromatography System
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometer
  • Uninterruptible Voltage Stabilizer
  • Nitrogen Generator
  • Instrument Control Computer
  • Mass range：m/z 2 to 2,000
  • Resolution：R < 0.7 u FWHM and adjustable to 0.5 u
  • Scan speed：Max 30,000 u/sec (in all modes of scanning)
  •    (0.1 u step: 300,000 data points/sec)
  • Positive-negative ion polarity switching time：5 msec
  • MRM transition speed：Max 555 channels/sec
Services
  • It provides high performance qualitative, quantitative and identification capabilities, and high sensitivity to ensure the accuracy of trace analysis. The system allows for quantitative/qualitative analysis of known small organic molecules (metabolites) in samples compared to standards and internal standards, such as microbial and cellular metabolite measurements, natural substance analyses, and even the measurement of vitamins and amino acids.

Opening Hours
  • Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 9:00-18:00
  • Monday to Thursday nights: open to users qualified for self-operation 
  • Saturdays and Sundays: closed
     
Charges (NTD)
  on-campus off-campus
Delegated operation 3,000 /piece 6,000 /piece
self-operation 1,200 /hour 3,000 /hour
 
  1. Delegated operation is charged by the number of samples. 
  2. Self-operated operations are charged in hours, if the hour is less than one hour, the charge will be calculated in one hour; the billing time includes the time for system preparation, instrument setup, sample analysis, washing between samples, and cleaning the system after the analysis.
System opening level
  1. General working hours and nights: Level B
  2. Holidays: closed
Level Description
  • Level A: Open to students who need to use it. They can operate it on their own after training and assessment.
  • Level B: Each professor nominates one student for training, while the rest operate under those who have been trained. Professors with multiple students using the instrument can request an increase in the number of students receiving training.
  • Level C: The instrument administrator selects several students recommended by the professor to receive training. After passing the assessment, they can self-operate the instrument and be responsible for delegated operation service.
  • Level D: The laboratory's technical staff only accept delegated services and are unavailable for general use.
Instrument Use Regulations
  1. Gloves are not allowed to use when operating the computer.
  2. The use of this instrument must be carried out in accordance with standard operating procedures, please be sure to comply with the rules of the use of the instrument, if the administrator found violations for three times, the right to use will be suspended.
  3. ,Please keep the instrument clean after use. Fill in the instrument use registration form honestly and notify the person in charge of the instrument to come to the site for inspection.
  4. When the instrument malfunctions, please do not disassemble the instrument by yourself. Please inform the technical operator or the manager of the instrument of the malfunction situation as soon as possible. If the instrument is damaged due to personal factors, please be responsible for the cost of repair.
  5. Please prepare DVD for image storage. The use of USB for accessing image related data is strictly prohibited. It is forbidden to leave files in the computer, violators will be suspended from the use of the right for one month.
  6. If you publish a journal paper with help from the service of this equipment, you can get one time free use upon submission of evidence.
Management and manpower of the instrument
  1. The faculty members of the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBAS) who are experienced in the use of the equipment will be responsible for the management of the equipment and will convene a meeting with the faculty members of SBAS who are experienced in the use of the equipment to discuss matters related to the staffing, funding, and use of the equipment.
  2. Matters related to staffing, funding, and charging standards must be submitted to the Resource Committee of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and approved by the Departmental Council 

Prof. Paul Lin

Instrument Expert
 

Ms. Chao, Hong-Chu

Instrument Consulting and Operation Services
email pen817236@gmail.com

 

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