Improved Mass Spectrometry

Owlstone has launched its Ultrafaims series of products, developed to enhance mass spectrometry (MS) by quickly simplifying complex mass spectra, separating isobaric ions and reducing background.

Ultrafaims is a miniaturized chip-based FAIMS (Field Asymmetric Ion Mobility Spectrometry) platform technology developed by the Company. It can be interfaced with mass spectrometers to provide an additional in-source separation stage for isobaric analytes, protein and peptide charge states, large and small proteins, isomers and conformers.

Miniaturizing the chip has allowed the Company to generate very high field strengths. This means that a greater range of analytes can be separated, at faster speeds, without compromising the system sensitivity.