Enhanced MALDI Ionization Efficiency at the Metal-Matrix Interface: Practical and Mechanistic Consequences of Sample Thickness and Preparation Method

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 737-745

  McCombie, Gregor ^a   Knochenmuss, Richard ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIED DROPLET METHODS; ELECTROSPRAYED SPOTS; METAL-MATRIX INTERFACES; STAINLESS STEEL PLATES;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GOLD PLATING; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATE METAL; STAINLESS STEEL;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

GOLD; METAL; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTROSPRAY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; GENTISATES; GOLD; METALS; MICE; PARTICLE SIZE; RESERPINE; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION; STAINLESS STEEL; SUBSTANCE P; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 33748161214     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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