MALDI is Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation mass spectrometry. By firing a laser at a sample MALDI can separate and analyse proteins and other molecules found in biological fluids like blood or urine.
These molecules can tell us a lot about your health or the health of your baby.
Robust Technology
We have been using MALDI for over 20 years. What was a very big, high-tech, laboratory instrument is now a robust bench-top reader than anyone can use.
Rapid Results
MALDI is quick, really quick! Once we have your sample, we can analyse it in under 20 minutes, results while you wait. Compared to genetic testing which can take several days or even weeks.
Combined Testing
MALDI is so powerful that it doesn’t just look for one thing. It can analyse multiple markers. This means we can combine results without needing to re-analyse or take more samples.
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Simple Sampling
MALDI needs less than a drop, nanolitres (billionths of a litre), to analyse your sample. A pin prick of blood on a sample card or a urine spot sample. No needles, no hospital visits and no tubes of blood.
Affordable Pricing
Because MALDI is so sensitive we only need nanolitre sample volumes. This keeps reagent costs really low and we can pass those savings onto patients.
Neural Network
Our MALDI readers are connected to our network over the cloud. This means that your sample can be compared to millions of pieces of data on a neural network which learns and improves as it analyses.
Sample Pattern
Recognition
MAP Sciences has developed and globally patented, European based clinical diagnostic platform utilising a highly-advanced method of protein pattern recognition to diagnose various diseases and health disorders, with operations in North America and the Middle East. It uses MALDI ToF Mass Spectrometry digital data, analysed by AI algorithms. It can be implemented on various existing commercial machines with tests performed exceeding 100,000. It requires only a pinprick of blood or a spot of urine sample and test results can be produced within minutes in a very economical way. The analysis is data rich and the sample can be re-interrogated with full scanning of all test panels from a singular sample. It is based on mass spectral profiling of biological fluids in multi- dimensional patterns with the following advantages:
- Simultaneous identification of multiple analytes in a single sample run with relative quantification of one analyte against another
- Sample volume required is micro to nano and preparation is rapid (“dilute and shoot”)
- Data generation is instant and archived for instant re-interrogation <1 min
- Output is directly digital with no optical interface and can be shared through multiple digital channels
MALDI 8020
A compact footprint without compromising on performance. The MALDI-8020 is the latest in a long line of MALDI-TOF products from Shimadzu. This benchtop, linear MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer delivers outstanding performance in a compact footprint, making it an ideal choice for today’s increasingly demanding laboratories.
Technical Features:
• Linear mode (positive ion) MALDI-TOF
• 200 Hz solid-state laser, 355 nm
• Load-lock chamber for fast sample introduction l UV laser-based source cleaning (patented)
• Small footprint/benchtop design
• Quiet operation (<55 dB)
