Waters ACQUITY RDa Detector mass spectrometer

Waters has released the ACQUITY RDa Detector featuring SmartMS, a time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer (MS) for small molecule analysis for pharmaceutical, academic, food and forensics applications. The product can be quickly deployed and operated to enable fast and informed decision-making across a broad set of applications, with its automated set-up and streamlined workflows supporting increasingly complex small molecule analysis projects.

From set-up to results, the device is designed for ease of use with intuitive system health checks and dedicated results-oriented workflows. With SmartMS, users can identify analytes and confidently evaluate outcomes with end-to-end robust workflows for routine applications. Paired with a simple one-button start, the product should reduce the extent of training, limit downtime and offer consistent, reproducible results.

The device is optimised for small molecule applications where quality, compliance and data integrity are critical. These include impurity analysis, forced degradation studies, lipid screening, natural products profiling, food contaminant analysis, seized and controlled drug profiling, and general accurate-mass measurements.

For improved usability and fast outcomes, the unit operates on waters_connect, an open software platform designed to enhance the value that the product brings to laboratories with extra functionality, features and software updates. Providing a complete audit trail for acquisition, processing and reporting of data, waters_connect enables seamless compliance and high standards of data integrity. With the option of system qualification, the platform is suitable for regulated and non-regulated laboratories alike.

Featuring an array of robust functionalities, easy operation and a compact form factor, the mass spectrometer is designed to simplify the process of making high-performance, accurate-mass measurements.