The iCAP TQ is an advanced triple quadrupole ICP-MS that provides enhanced interference removal for improved detection limits of elements in even the most complex sample matrices, including food materials.
The addition of a third quadrupole in the front of the collision / reaction cell of the instrument. The instrument can be operated with either collision gases such as helium, or reaction gases such as oxygen, to efficiently remove a wide range of interferences. The instrument provides two main modes of operations, ie on-mass measurement, where the interference is removed in the cell, or mass shift analysis, where the element of interest is converted to a product. from the interference. As well as the flexible triple quadrupole modes available with the iCAP TQ,
The iCAP TQ utilizes Thermo Scientific ™ Qtegra ™ Intelligent Scientific Data Solution (ISDS) software which includes the Reaction Finder module. Reaction Finder enables simple and rapid method development by automatically. This takes away the complexity of manually deciding which isotope, cell gas, Q3 mass and mass spectrometer, and the best results, making the iCAP as applicable to routine analysis as it is to research work.
Qtegra ISDS includes a range or plug-ins for integrating and seamlessly controlling a wide variety of accessories such as intelligent autodilution systems, HPLC and IC for speciation analysis of food and beverage samples, and laser ablation.
- Innovativeness (40%)
The iCAP TQ ICP-MS triple quadrupole instrument provides enhanced interference removal capability compared to single quadrupole instruments. The instruments’ software includes an innovative method development assistant called Reaction Finder, which greatly simplifies triple quadrupole operation and data acquisition. February 2017.
- Added value for the user (20%)
The iCAP TQ Provides low maintenance, high accuracy and better results with less sample re-runs and faster turnaround times compared to single quadrupole instruments.
- Business Potential (20%)
Triple quadrupole ICP-MS technology currently accounts for <5% or all ICP-MS instruments sold worldwide. With the launch of the iCAP TQ, this is estimated at 10% in the next 2 to 3 years (based on published industry data). In the Netherlands in particular, the iCAP TQ is ideal for environmental, pharmaceutical and food safety testing and quality control as a wide variety of other analytical problems, in a broad range of applications worldwide.
- Other advantages (20%)
The improved elemental analysis data provided by the iCAP TQ Allows scientists to be involved in emerging areas of concern such as nanoparticles in food and the environment.
