Description
The Benchtop MALDI-TOF Imaging Kit is ideal for users starting out in the world of biomolecular imaging. Used in conjunction with the compact benchtop MALDI-TOF 8020/8030 systems, it provides a welcoming platform by combining the ease of MALDI analysis with extremely intuitive software in an all-inclusive imaging kit. The system can serve as an ideal teaching tool to introduce users to MALDI imaging. In addition, it offers a low-cost entry point to users who would like to see what MALDI imaging can offer for their workflow.
The benchtop systems are equipped with a fast sample stage and quick-load technology, which enable a short time-to-analysis while delivering low associated overhead costs with a long-life fast laser (200 Hz), the longer-life AeonDetectorTM and self-cleaning ion optics based on the Shimadzu TrueCleanTM technology.
The Benchtop MALDI-TOF Imaging Kit is a value-added package to complement existing and new users of the MALDI-8020 or MALDI-8030, expanding the already versatile capabilities of these systems. The kit includes everything users need to begin imaging experiments on their MALDI-8020 or MALDI-8030 system, including:
- Custom ITO-coated glass slides
- New custom glass slide holder
- Metal slides for those who prefer a reusable slide option
- Mask to facilitate sample mounting and to shield regions of the glass slide during matrix deposition
- Carrier to aid optical scanning
The MALDI Solutions IonView software (included in the kit) provides an easy workflow for the routine processing of MALDI images such as snapshots, overlays, and displays of regions of interest and pixel spectra.