A perspective on MALDI alternatives - Total solvent-free analysis and electron transfer dissociation of highly charged ions by laserspray ionization

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 471-485

  Trimpin, Sarah ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; ETD; Highly charged MALDI ions; Isomer characterization; Sensitivity; Solvent free MALDI; Solvent free separation by IMS; Tissue imaging

Indexed keywords

HIGHLY CHARGED MALDI IONS; SENSITIVITY; SOLVENT FREE; SOLVENT-FREE MALDI; TISSUE IMAGING;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DESORPTION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONS; ISOMERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHASE SEPARATION;

SOLVENTS;

SOLVENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IONIZATION; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77951728285     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1737     Document Type: Review

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