All Axima™ systems can be seamlessly integrated into a tissue imaging/biomarker discovery workflow. Using unique CHIP-1000 Imaging Experiment software each print array can be seamlessly configured for acquisition.
A simple stage alignment procedure and highly accurate stage motors ensure that the laser fires precisely on each of the deposited matrix spots - crucial, considering each matrix spot can be <200 um in diameter! Our advanced laser technology ensures averaged intensities across each print position by roaming within a set print position.
A variety of different sample targets and adaptors can be used, including microscope format MALDI targets suitable for clinical applications. Plate files and methods for data acquisition are automatically generated using the information provided by the CHIP-1000 and spectra can be generated over a mass range of interest.
Peptides, proteins or small molecules, for example drugs and their metabolites, can be analysed directly from the tissue surface allowing the user to determine the distribution of the target compound within the sample.