Mass Spectrometry Lab

Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique used for determining masses of particles and the elemental composition of a sample or molecule. The MS principle consists of ionizing chemical compounds to generate charged molecules or molecule fragments and measurement of their mass-to-charge ratios by using one of a variety of techniques that include EI, CI, ESI, APCI, and MALDI. The facility has six state-of-the-art mass spectrometry instruments.

• Introduction to Mass Spectrometry

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgement tracking is one method used by the Office of Research to prioritize internal funding requests.  Please acknowledge work done in the Mass Spectrometry Facility in your publications with the following text: 

Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School Mass Spectrometry Facility (RRID:SCR_025123) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh.

Laboratory Instruments