R. Cramer et Al. Burlingame, Employing target modifications for the investigation of liquid infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry, RAP C MASS, 14(2), 2000, pp. 53-60
We present a new target modification for commercial ion sources to facilita
te the use of liquid matrices such as glycerol and lactic acid in infrared
matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (IR-MALDI), Benefits of this mo
dification include increased sensitivity compared with the unmodified comme
rcial target, mass resolution comparable to the best achievable with conven
tional IR-MALDI or UV-MALDI, and decreased sample volatility leading to an
analysis time extended up to fivefold compared with using conventional targ
et designs (up to 1 hour using volumes of only 250 nL). Copyright (C) 2000
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.