Special Interest Group Ion-mobility Mass Spectrometry

"Why are we interested in ion mobility?" Ion mobility is not a new technique, but its recent marriage with high-resolution mass spectrometry on a commercial platform has made it possible to combine its separation and characterization capabilities with the power of MS and MS/MS data – the determination of size and shape as well as mass and charge. We are now seeing a rapid growth of applications in the field of “native” ESI-IM-MS, from peptide conformations to the architecture of large and dynamic protein assemblies. The potential of ion mobility for the analysis of chemical isomers and other macromolecular structures, on the other hand, is only beginning to be explored. We can also expect ion mobility to take a more prominent role as a separation technique between chromatography and MS, for example in proteomics and in MS imaging. Presenter Guidelines Talks will be 20 minutes, including 3 minutes for questions. A PC with PowerPoint 2010 and Adobe Acrobat will be available. Alternatively, if you would rather present on your own laptop a VGA connection is also available. Posters should be prepared in A0 size, and mounted on the morning of the meeting. Drawing pins will be provided.