GCMS-TQ8040 GC/MS

Shimadzu's new product: GCMS-TQ8040 achieves multi-component simultaneous analysis and ultra-high sensitivity analysis in clinical, food safety and environmental fields. It inherits the technical features of the GCMS-TQ8030 triple quadrupole gas chromatography mass spectrometer (GCMS), providing ppt-class sensitivity and ultra-high-speed analysis performance. At the same time, the GCMS-TQ8040 significantly improves the ease of analysis of throughput and operation. Through the simultaneous analysis, intelligent operation, high sensitivity and high speed, the GCMS-TQ8040 has excellent production efficiency. In addition, it can be used as a "GCMS intelligent system" if it is combined with the smart database series software.

As one of the intelligent database products, the sales of intelligent pesticide database will start at the same time. This database supports analysis of pesticide residues in foods and has data on approximately 480 pesticide components worldwide.

Research background

The triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS system is widely used in various fields, including drug and metabolite analysis in blood, analysis of pesticide residues in food, or detection of contaminants in tap water and other water. In recent years, the types of samples detectable by triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS have gradually increased, and the detection sensitivity has become higher and higher. Therefore, in addition to the performance of the instrument, more user needs are focused on the ease of operation, simultaneous analysis of multiple components, and development support for the best analytical methods.

In response to these user needs, Shimadzu has developed the GCMS-TQ8040. The use of new firmware protocols and method creation procedures enables superior productivity and better operability without sacrificing the instrument's high sensitivity, high selectivity, and high analysis speed. Because the sensitivity of the instrument will not be affected even with simultaneous multi-component analysis, the GCMS-TQ8040 can analyze 400 or more components at the same time, more than twice the analytical capacity of existing systems. Therefore, tasks that previously required multiple analysis cycles to complete can now be completed in one analysis. According to circumstances, the analysis time can be reduced from the original 120 minutes to 40 minutes.

In addition, when used in conjunction with a smart database, users can automatically create the best method to start the analysis, eliminating the need for complex operating procedures.

GC/MS-TQ8040 Features

1. Two New Technologies - Smart MRM and New Firmware Protocols for Simultaneous Multi-component Analysis without Stimulating Sensitivity

The GCMS-TQ8040 includes Smart MRM, a method creation function that automatically sets the optimal analysis time for each component. In addition, new firmware protocols have been introduced to increase data loading efficiency. According to the method file created in the smart MRM, the elution time for the target component can be obtained. The number of target components it can analyze at the same time is twice or more than twice that of conventional systems, and even if multiple components are analyzed at the same time, sensitivity is not affected. In addition, by reducing the number of analysis cycles, the frequency of repairs and columns and other consumables that need to be replaced are also reduced.

2. Software function innovation supports the establishment of GC-MS/MS analysis methods

The solution control software of the GCMS-TQ8040 has been significantly improved to enable smart operations from the user's point of view. The software integrates a program that supports method creation and provides tools for optimizing analysis parameters. This facilitates and automates the creation of analysis methods even if some parameter settings are required in the MRM analysis. If you create an MRM analysis method for 60 new compounds, the manual method creation takes approximately five hours and can now be completed within 10 minutes.

Intelligent Pesticide Database Features

In conjunction with this database, GCMS-TQ8040 can be used as a system for the analysis of pesticide residues in foods. The database covers approximately 480 pesticide components used worldwide. In addition, the database can be customized to accommodate unconfigured GC conditions in the database or to adapt to new pesticide information. In addition, intelligent MRM capabilities allow automated analysis methods to be created to reduce the cost and time associated with data. At the same time, Shimadzu will also develop databases for other areas including environmental protection, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences.