Matrix effects in liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies

Volumn 33, Issue 9-12, 2010, Pages 1067-1081

  Cappiello, Achille ^a   Famiglini, Giorgio ^a   Palma, Pierangela ^a   Trufelli, Helga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

LC MS; matrix effects; quantitative analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRIES; CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES; INTERFERING COMPOUNDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX; MATRIX EFFECTS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE RESULT; SAMPLE PREPARATION PROCEDURE; SIGNAL SUPPRESSION; VALIDATION METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CALIBRATION; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION;

CALIBRATION; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERRORS, ARTIFACTS AND QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; EXTRACTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; IONIZATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE SEPARATION; QUALITATIVE VALIDITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TURBULENT FLOW; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 77954739338     PISSN: 10826076     EISSN: 1520572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826076.2010.484314     Document Type: Review

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