Research & Development

Aircraft Boarding Pass Analyser – Explosives Traces

Mass Spec Analytical Ltd (MSA) have developed a boarding pass analyser (BPA) sample introduction device capable of detecting multiple explosives simultaneously at picogram levels on aircraft boarding passes at high throughput

Mobile Multi-Purpose Trace Detection System

Mass Spec Analytical Ltd, along with Sciex MDS Inc. of Canada and J.S. Chinn Project Engineering of Bristol, UK, have developed a mobile trace detection system, Scentinel^®, incorporating a Sciex API2000 tandem mass spectrometer. Different sample acquisition devices may be fitted to allow the detection of concealed drugs, explosives and other substances, in real time, in a variety of scenarios for Customs, Prison Services, Police and other agencies for the examination of vehicles, indoor/ outdoor areas, bags and packages, freight, boarding passes, banknotes / paperwork and clothing.