April 8, 2012
Mass Spec Portfolio
Block Diagram
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Vendors
Agilent Technologies Shimadzu
Perkin Elmer Thermo Scientific
Netzsch Pfeiffer Vacuum
Articles
Mass spectrometry of synthetic polymers. Peacock, P., McEwen, C. Analytical Chemistry. 2006.
78(12):3957-3964.
Structural mass spectrometry in protein therapeutics discovery. Kim, Y., Doyle, M. Analytical
Chemistry. 2010. 82(17):7083.
Direct Dynamic Protein-Affinity Selection Mass-Spectrometry. Jonker, N., Lingeman, H., Irth,
H. Chromatographia. 2010. 72(1):7-13.
Common Uses
A mass spec is mainly used for determining the masses of charged particles and the
elemental composition of a molecule or sample. A mass spec can be used as a detector for most
analytical instrument as way to determine their composition.