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Insight from Customer

How are our instruments helping you?
Here are his recent publications:
We used the Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (FTIR; IR
Tracer-100) connected to an automatic infrared microscope Jamieson, A.J., Brooks, L.S.R., Reid, W.D.K., Piertney, S.B.,
(AIM-9000) at the Shimadzu UK Ltd Laboratory Facility in Milton Narayanaswamy, B.E., Linley, T.D. (In press) Microplastic and
Keynes. Individual fibres were manually removed and transferred to synthetic fibers ingested by deep-sea amphipods in six of the
the surface of FTIR reflective slides or transferred to a Specac DC3 deepest marine environments on Earth. Royal Society Open
Diamond Cell and compressed for transmission measurements. The Science
transmission measurements provided the most reliable results. The Ritchie, H., Jamieson A.J., Piertney, S.B. (2018) Heat-shock
fibre was observed using the wide field camera to identify possible protein adaptation in abyssal and hadal amphipods. Deep-Sea
locations for further investigation and the measurements were made Research II. 155 61-69.
in transmittance or reflectance mode (50 scans over approx. 20 s) Reid, W.D.K, Cuomo, N.J. and Jamieson, A.J., (2018).
using the Wide-Band MCT (mercury cadmium telluride) detector. For Geographic and bathymetric comparisons of trace metal
each fibre, three points were scanned and the results were compared concentrations (Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn) in deep-sea Lysianas-
to those in the Shimadzu materials library for matches or closest soid amphipods from abyssal and hadal depths across the
similarity. Some of the fibres which showed unusual structure were Pacific Ocean. Deep Sea Research Part I, 138, 11-21.
scanned in several places to reveal more about their chemical Ritchie, H., Jamieson A.J., Piertney, S.B. (2017) Genome size
composition. What really impressed me was the speed in which we variation in deep-sea amphipods. Royal Society Open Science.
could work and how quickly we could get results. 4, 170862
Jamieson, A.J., Malkocs, T., Piertney, S.B., Fujii, T., Zhang, Z.
(2017) Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the
What are Shimadzu’s strengths compared to other deepest ocean fauna. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 1, 0051
vendors (not limited to the instruments)?
Shimadzu were very keen to assist in this project and worked together
for a mutually beneficial result.

Finally, could you share any requests that you have with
respect to analytical and measuring instrument vendors?
It would be great to keep scientist informed of developments and
applications of this type of technology, perhaps specific to a particular
type of technology, e.g. an FTIR microscopy update.
It was significant to know what you think of us and our
collaboration. We will strive to meet your request more
than ever. Thank you very much.

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