By the year 2004 the first commercial solutions for MALDI mass spectrometric imaging were introduced to the market. This list of instruments is continuously updated with information from manufacturers and users. Please provide missing parameters or corrections.
Actual Instruments
Instrument |
Company |
Type |
Laser |
Mass Range |
Resolution
(st*1, la*2) |
Software |
Data Format |
5800 MALDI TOF/TOF™ Analyzer |
AB Sciex |
TOF-TOF |
Nd-YAG
1000 Hz |
full |
1 µm
50 µm |
4800 Img, TissueView |
Analyze |
4800 Plus MALDI TOF/TOF™ Analyzer |
AB Sciex |
TOF-TOF |
Nd-YAG
200 Hz |
full |
1 µm
50 µm |
4800 Img, TissueView |
Analyze |
ultrafleXtreme
|
Bruker |
TOF-TOF |
smartbeam-II
1000 Hz |
full |
5 µm
10 µm |
flexImaging, CreateTarget, AnalyzeThis!, BioMap |
Xmass,
XML |
Solarix MI |
Bruker |
hybrid FTMS |
smartbeam-II
1 kHz |
100 - 10 kDa |
5 µm
20 µm |
flexImaging, BioMap |
Xmass,
XML |
JMS-S3000 SpiralTOF™ |
JEOL |
TOF-TOF |
Nd:YLF 250Hz
(opt. 1kHz) |
to 500 kDa (linear)
to 30kDa (spiral) |
10 µm
30 µm |
msTornado, BioMap |
imzML |
AXIMA QIT™ |
Shimadzu |
ion trap TOF |
N2 |
to 20 kDa |
10 µm
100 µm |
Axima2Analyze |
Analyze |
AXIMA Assurance |
Shimadzu |
TOF |
N2
50 Hz |
to 500 kDa (linear) |
10 µm
100 µm |
Axima2Analyze |
Analyze |
AXIMA Confidence
AXIMA Performance |
Shimadzu |
TOF
TOF-TOF
|
N2
50 Hz |
to 500 kDa (linear)
to 80 kDa (reflectron) |
10 µm
100 µm |
Axima2Analyze |
Analyze |
MALDI LTQ XL |
Thermo Fisher Scientific |
ion trap
|
N2
60 Hz |
50 – 4000 Da |
1 µm
60 µm |
LTQ Tune, ImageQuest |
RAW, imzML |
MALDI LTQ Orbitrap Discovery |
Thermo Fisher Scientific |
ion trap –
Orbitrap hybrid
|
N2
60 Hz |
50 – 4000 Da |
1 µm
60 µm |
LTQ Tune, ImageQuest |
RAW. imzML |
MALDI LTQ Orbitrap XL |
Thermo Fisher Scientific |
ion trap –
Orbitrap hybrid
|
N2
60 Hz |
50 – 4000 Da |
1 µm
60 µm |
LTQ Tune, ImageQuest |
RAW, imzML |
MALDI SYNAPT G2 HDMS |
Waters |
Q-IMS-oaTOF |
Nd-YAG
1 kHz |
to 40 kDa |
3.5 µm
60/200 µm |
MassLynx, BioMap |
XML |
MALDI SYNAPT G2 MS |
Waters |
Q-TWave-oaTOF |
Nd-YAG
1 kHz |
to 40 kDa |
3.5 µm
60/200 µm |
MassLynx, BioMap |
XML |
*1 mechanical resolution limited by sample stage positioning or software
*2 approx. laser beam diameter on sample
Past Instruments
Instrument |
Company |
Type |
Laser |
Mass Range |
Resolution
(st*1, la*2) |
Software |
Data Format |
QSTAR® Elite System |
AB Sciex |
QqTOF |
Nd-YAG
1 kHz |
40 to
40 kDa |
30 µm
150 µm |
oMALDI Server 5.1, TissueView |
Wiff, Analyze, imzML |
QSTAR® Pulsar i System |
Applied Biosystems/
MDS Sciex |
QqTOF |
Nd-YAG
1 kHz |
40 to
40 kDa |
30 µm
150 µm |
oMALDI Server 5.1, TissueView |
Wiff, Analyze |
QSTAR® XL System |
Applied Biosystems/
MDS Sciex |
QqTOF |
Nd-YAG
1 kHz |
40 to
40 kDa |
30 µm
150 µm |
oMALDI Server 5.1, TissueView |
Wiff, Analyze |
4700 Proteomics Analyzer |
Applied Biosystems/
MDS Sciex |
TOF-TOF |
Nd-YAG
200 Hz |
full |
1 µm
50 µm |
4700 Img, TissueView |
Analyze |
Voyager DE™ STR Workstation |
Applied Biosystems/
MDS Sciex |
TOF |
N2
20 Hz |
full |
1.6 µm
100 µm |
MMSIT, BioMap |
Analyze |
Voyager DE™ PRO Workstation |
Applied Biosystems/
MDS Sciex |
TOF |
N2
20 Hz |
full |
1.6 µm
100 µm |
MMSIT, BioMap |
Analyze |
autoflex III ,
ultraflex III |
Bruker |
TOF-TOF |
smartbeam
200 Hz |
full |
5 µm
10 µm
(ultraflex 30 µm) |
flexImaging, CreateTarget, AnalyzeThis!, BioMap |
Analyze |
MALDI Q-Tof Premier |
Waters |
Qq-oaTOF |
Nd-YAG
200 Hz |
to 40 kDa |
25 µm
100 µm |
MassLynx, BioMap |
XML |
MALDI micro MX |
Waters |
TOF |
N2
20 Hz |
full |
25 µm
200 µm |
MassLynx, BioMap |
XML |
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