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Single-cell analysis using an Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer (SC-ICP-MS) is enhancing the fundamental understanding in cellular biology, oncology and drug discovery. SC-ICP-MS provides for the quantification of metals in individual biological cells and is used as a research tool to allow scientists to study disease aetiology, better understand diseased cell states and develop new drug treatments to give better patient outcomes.
In single-cell analysis, the sample introduction system converts a continuous stream of biological cells efficiently into an aerosol of individual cells and transfers the aerosol into the Inductively Coupled Plasma of the ICP-MS for analysis. A critical aspect of the sample introduction system is the cells must remain intact and unruptured during the nebulization process to ensure each individual cell produces a single ion burst inside the plasma that can be transferred into the mass analyser of the ICP-MS for quantification.
Conventional ICP-MS spray chambers have low transport efficiencies (typically < 5% TE) that filter out larger droplets ( > 5µm) from the nebulizer aerosol. As most cell lines of interest are larger than 5µm, the secondary filtering mechanism of conventional spray chamber designs rejects a high proportion of the cells from passing to the plasma. To overcome this significant deficiency the Glass Expansion spray chamber design for single cell analysis is different from conventional ICP-MS spray chambers.
Part Number ICP-MS SC-SIS Kits KT-1155 Single-Cell Sample Introduction System for Agilent ® ICP-MS KT-1172 Single Cell Sample Introduction System for Thermo ® ICP-MS KT-1172 Single Cell Sample Introduction System for TOFWERK icpTOF KT-1184 Single Cell Sample Introduction System for PerkinElmer ® NexION 1000/2000
Single-Cell Sample Introduction System for ICP-MS Flyer
High Efficiency Nebulizer for Single Cell TOF-ICP-MS Presentation Poster
Please email us at enquiries@geicp.com for more information.