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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

InstrumentCompanyTypeLaserMass RangeResolution
(st*1, la*2)		SoftwareData Format
QSTAR® Elite SystemApplied Biosystems/
MDS Sciex		QqTOFNd-YAG
1 kHz		40 to
40 kDa		30 µm
150 µm		oMALDI Server 5.1, TissueView Wiff, Analyze
4800 MALDI TOF/TOF™ AnalyzerApplied Biosystems/
MDS Sciex		TOF-TOF Nd-YAG
200 Hz		full1 µm
50 µm		4800 Img, TissueViewAnalyze

ultrafleXtreme

BrukerTOF-TOFsmartbeam-II
1000 Hz		full5 µm
10 µm		flexImaging, CreateTarget, AnalyzeThis!, BioMap Xmass,
XML
Solarix MIBrukerhybrid FTMSsmartbeam-II
1 kHz		100 - 10 kDa5 µm
20 µm		flexImaging, BioMapXmass,
XML
AXIMA QIT™ Shimadzuion trap TOFN2to 20 kDa10 µm
100 µm		Axima2Analyze Analyze
AXIMA AssuranceShimadzuTOFN2
50 Hz		to 500 kDa (linear)10 µm
100 µm		Axima2AnalyzeAnalyze
AXIMA Confidence
AXIMA Performance		Shimadzu

TOF
TOF-TOF

N2
50 Hz		to 500 kDa (linear)
to 80 kDa (reflectron)		10 µm
100 µm		Axima2AnalyzeAnalyze
MALDI SYNAPT G2 HDMSWatersQ-IMS-oaTOFNd-YAG
100 Hz		to 40 kDa3.5 µm
60 µm		MassLynx, BioMapXML
MALDI SYNAPT G2 MSWatersQ-TWave-oaTOFNd-YAG
100 Hz		to 40 kDa3.5 µm
60 µm		MassLynx, BioMapXML

*1 mechanical resolution limited by sample stage positioning
*2 approx. laser beam diameter on sample

Past Instruments

InstrumentCompanyTypeLaserMass RangeResolution
(st*1, la*2)		SoftwareData Format
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, TissueViewWiff, Analyze
QSTAR® XL System Applied Biosystems/
MDS Sciex		QqTOFNd-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-TOFNd-YAG
200 Hz		full1 µm
50 µm		4700 Img, TissueViewAnalyze
Voyager DE™ STR WorkstationApplied Biosystems/
MDS Sciex		TOF N2
20 Hz		full1.6 µm
100 µm		MMSIT, BioMapAnalyze
Voyager DE™ PRO Workstation Applied Biosystems/
MDS Sciex		TOFN2
20 Hz		full1.6 µm
100 µm		MMSIT, BioMapAnalyze
autoflex III ,
ultraflex III 		BrukerTOF-TOFsmartbeam
200 Hz		full5 µm
10 µm
(ultraflex 30 µm)		flexImaging, CreateTarget, AnalyzeThis!, BioMap Analyze
MALDI Q-Tof PremierWatersQq-oaTOFNd-YAG
200 Hz		to 40 kDa25 µm
100 µm		MassLynx, BioMapXML
MALDI micro MX WatersTOFN2
20 Hz		full25 µm
200 µm 		MassLynx, BioMapXML

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