title: Liquid phase interfacing and miniaturization in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.
abstract: Mass spectrometry is becoming the major analytical tool in biology research. This short review summarizes the state-of-the-art in the interface miniaturization and strategies for analysis of limited sample amounts by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic. foret@iach.cz
authors.forename: Frantisek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Foret
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Preisler
mesh_terms: D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008904:Miniaturization; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D012996:Solutions