Sept. 26, 2006 — Phoenix S&T Inc., a developer of high-performance molded devices for analytical analysis, announced the availability of its SureSpray technology. It is intended to transform the mass spectrometry analysis of proteins and metabolites from a challenging and often variable process into a robust, dependable operation.

The company says increased levels of information are obtained by researchers using the technology since less time is spent optimizing methods and re-running failed samples. One of the main challenges in the determination of important biological molecules is the sensitive yet highly confident determination of the quantity and identify of these compounds by mass spectrometry.

The nanospray ionization method is the most sensitive, yet it is often fraught with variable results due to the small orifices through which the analytes flow. With SureSpray technology, Phoenix S&T says, the orifice is larger, and the inert plastic surfaces greatly reduce the clogging and variation in signal intensity. Additionally the high-dielectric polymeric material of the SureSpray technology allows the liquid sample to generate the electric field for optimized spraying.