October 16, 2008
Author(s)
R J. Goldschmidt, William R. Blair, Kathleen M. Flynn, Anthony A. Giuseppetti
In the analysis of polystyrene by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI), matrix clusters, polymer-matrix adducts, and polystyrene oligomers are all ionized by attachment of metal cations. Matrix clusters compete for cations with polystyrene