A recent innovation in mass spectrometry is the ability to record mass spectra on ordinary
samples, in their native environment, without sample preparation or preseparation by …

A mass spectrometer is described as the smallest weighing scale ever used in the world. 1
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a unique technique that has an interdisciplinary nature, which …

Rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry (REIMS) is an emerging technique that
allows near–real-time characterization of human tissue in vivo by analysis of the aerosol …

Since our last comprehensive review on multi‐dimensional mass spectrometry‐based
shotgun lipidomics (Mass Spectrom. Rev. 24 (2005), 367), many new developments in the …

Paper spray is developed as a direct sampling ionization method for mass spectrometric
analysis of complex mixtures. Ions of analyte are generated by applying a high voltage to a …

A low-temperature plasma (LTP) probe has been developed for ambient desorption
ionization. An ac electric field is used to induce a dielectric barrier discharge through use of …

Analytical characteristics of DESI are summarized. Examples of applications to small and
large molecules, to in situ analysis, and to high‐throughput analyses are presented …

Mass spectrometric imaging allows the investigation of the spatial distribution of molecules
at complex surfaces. The combination of molecular speciation with local analysis renders a …

Accurate identification of prostate cancer in frozen sections at the time of surgery can be
challenging, limiting the surgeon's ability to best determine resection margins during …

Mass spectrometry (MS) is an increasingly indispensable tool in the biological sciences.
Innovations in methods of creating, analyzing (mass), dissociating, reacting, and collecting …