Did you know that mass spectrometry is used to...

• Detect and identify the use of steroids in athletes
• Monitor the breath of patients by anesthesiologists during surgery
• Determine the composition of molecular species found in space
• Determine whether honey is adulterated with corn syrup
• Locate oil deposits by measuring petroleum precursors in rock
• Monitor fermentation processes for the biotechnology industry
• Detect dioxins in contaminated fish
• Determine gene damage from environmental causes
• Establish the elemental composition of semiconductor materials

What can mass spectrometry do for you?

• Identify structures of biomolecules, such as carbohydrates, nucleic acids and steriods
• Sequence biopolymers such as proteins and oligosaccharides
• Determine how drugs are used by the body
• Perform forensic analyses such as conformation and quantitation of drugs of abuse
• Analyze for environmental pollutants
• Determine the age and origins of specimens in geochemistry and archaeology
• Identify and quantitate compounds of complex organic mixtures
• Perform ultrasensitive multielement inorganic analyses