Single‐Photon‐Induced Post‐Ionization to Boost Ion Yields in MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging**

Ion Formation in Maldi Mass Spectrometry

II. Experimental Parameters in MALDI-MS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 A. Laser Wavelength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Using AP-MALDI Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry

Atmospheric pressure MALDI/ion trap mass spectrometry.

A new sample ionization technique, atmospheric pressure matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (AP MALDI), was coupled with a commercial ion trap mass spectrometer. This configuration enables the application-specific selection of external atmospheric ionization sources: the electrospray/APCI (commercially available) and AP MALDI (built in-house), which can be readily interchanged within mi...

MALDI mass spectrometry imaging in oncology (Review).

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has improved over the years and is increasingly being used for biomarker discovery directly from human tissue sections. State-of-the-art technology currently enables a resolution down to 20 µm. MSI therefore allows the correlation of spatial and temporal protein expression profiles with distinct morphological fe...

Imaging with ion beams and laser postionization.

We investigate the use of a liquid metal ion gun (LMIG) combined with multiphoton resonance ionization of sputtered atoms and/or molecules to acquire mass-selected images with submicrometer spatial resolution. Images from several model systems are presented including those of an In grid, and of patterned surfaces of benzo[a]pyrene and tryptophan thin films. Since postionization for these system...