Bruker rapifleX MALDI Tissuetyper

Bruker Rapiflex Maldi Imaging System

Equipment overview

Bruker rapifleX MALDI Tissuetyper Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization - Time-of-Flight mass spectrometer (MALDI-TOF MS)

The Bruker rapifleX MALDI Tissuetyper is a high-performance mass spectrometry system designed specifically with revolutionary speed, robustness, and high-definition spatial resolution for MALDI mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) and biological tissue analysis.

Major applications

  • MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI) of biological tissues

  • Comprehensive spatial distribution studies of proteins, peptides, lipids, and metabolites

  • Clinical research and biomarker discovery

Specifications

• Acquisition mode
TOF-MS
• Acquisition speed
Up to 50 true pixels per second
• Laser technology
smartbeam 3D laser (10 kHz repetition rate, 5 um laser diameter)
• Spatial resolution
High-definition pixel size down to 5 um
• Software
Compass; Fleximaging and SCiLS Lab