NiCE-MSI

National Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging focuses on the fundamentals and metrology of key techniques, to boost applications and impact.

Techniques

• Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
• Ambient mass spectrometry
• MALDI MS

NiCE-MSI News

• Advanced Imaging Mass Spectrometry Laboratory course: 16-19 April 2013 at Vanderbilt University, USA - see flyer for more information
• New lecturer to join NiCE-MSI and strengthen partnership between NPL and the University of Nottingham
• Innovation in plasma sources for ambient mass spectrometry imaging
• Paper published in Analytical Chemistry
• NiCE-MSI launched at Nano Molecular Analysis for Emerging Technologies (NMAET V) conference.
• NPL is recruiting a senior scientist to lead the metrology MALDI MS programme
• NPL chairs successful MSI workshop at ASMS – to read the report click here
• New argon cluster ion beam installed at NPL allowing 3D molecular imaging of, for example, organic electronic devices.

Mass spectrometry imaging techniques provide powerful eyes on the molecular and atomic world. The principal techniques are secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), ambient mass spectrometry (AMS) and matrix assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry (MALDI MS). Recent advances allow molecules to be imaged in 3D, in real-time and ambient conditions and the distribution of large biomolecules to be studied.

The aims of the National Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging are:

• Fundamentals of techniques
• Metrology for reliability and standardisation
• Support the update of the techniques

Related links

• University of Nottingham, School of Pharmacy
• University of Oxford, NanoSIMS
• Surrey Ion Beam Centre, University of Surrey
• Medical Biomics Centre, St George’s University of London
• LGC Mass Spectrometry
• National Resource for Imaging Mass Spectrometry
• Biomolecular Imaging Mass Spectrometry
  
• COST Action BM1104Mass Spectrometry Imaging: New Tools for Healthcare Research
  
• Aston Labs, Purdue University 
  
• MSRC Mass Spectrometry Research and Development, Vanderbilt University 
  
• Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, University of Reading
  
• Surface Analysis Research Centre, University of Manchester
  
• MS Imaging
  
• ASMS Imaging Mass Spectrometry Interest Group