Recently, experts from the Moscow State Institute of Engineering Physics at the Russian State Nuclear Energy Research University have developed a new laser pointer mass spectrometer that can directly determine the elemental composition of materials, significantly increasing the speed of analysis and reducing the cost of analysis.
It is reported that this kind of wedge-shaped ion mirror mass spectrometer is characterized by the universal analysis of solid materials without the use of standard samples. The advantage is that it can perform a wide range of energy transfers, is small and light, and has low power consumption. In addition, this instrument can analyze all levels of materials, the method is environmentally friendly, and can perform local and layered analysis without the interference of cluster ions. It can open up new prospects for medicine, especially related to the analysis of trace elements in human hair and nails.
On the whole, scientific research institutions and colleges and universities are continuing to develop new technologies. In China, with the support of favorable policies and the stimulation of market demand, the domesticization of mass spectrometers has made great progress. However, it is worth noting that from the perspective of market share, domestic mass spectrometers account for only 3% of the mass spectrometer market. Products in the mass spectrometry market are almost monopolized by imported brands such as Agilent, Waters, Thermo Fisher and others. Based on this, with the encouragement of national innovation policies and the premise that the laser pointer mass spectrometry technology is more mature, the localization of mass spectrometers still needs to be accelerated.