Purchase of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer

University Of Miami, Coral Gables FL

Investigators

Abstract

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Miami will acquire a MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including a) electrochemical transformations of fullerenes; b) novel redox self-assembling systems; c) chemical analysis of complex urban aerosols; d) oligonucleotide sequencing and micro-array biochip probe analysis of fungal species; and e) characterization of novel porphyrin arrays. Mass spectrometry (MS) is a technique used to probe intimate structural details and to obtain the molecular compositions of a vast array of organic, bioorganic, and organometallic molecules. The results from these studies will have an impact in a number of areas including materials chemistry, air quality and biology.