A new mass spectrometry technique captures molecules of lower abundance in a sample, providing a more comprehensive sample ...

A new data-driven technique, called fingerprint mass spectrometry, provides a method for measuring the mass of individual proteins using nanoscale devices. Caltech scientists have developed a method ...

The need for rapid quantitative measurements on biological samples for drugs and metabolites is ever increasing as decisions in medicine become more reliant on personalized treatment. Medicine, we ...

Mass spectrometry is a cornerstone technique across various scientific disciplines, enabling precise analysis of complex samples, characterization of atom clusters and molecules, and elucidation of ...

New mass spectrometry (MS) methods are changing how drug firms monitor quality. And, according to the author of a new study, collaboration between suppliers, software developers, and regulators will ...

Mass spectrometry is a powerful analytical method used to identify and characterize molecules. People often mistakenly think that the data outputted by the technique come in the form of a mass ...

Weight says a lot. In the kitchen, it could mean cooking with too little or too much of an ingredient. For scientists, a ...

Nanomaterials have become widely used in several applications across industry and research, such as chemical synthesis, catalysis, anti-bacterial coatings, many others. Many of the physical properties ...

For biologists, seeing is believing. But sometimes biologists have a hard time seeing. One particularly vexing challenge is seeing all the molecules in an intact tissue sample, down to the level of ...

Effective protein characterization depends on the precise isolation and fragmentation of peptide ions within the mass spectrometer, typically coupled with liquid chromatography (LC-MS/MS). In a ...

In the age of personalized cancer therapy, genetic sequencing technologies allow clinicians to rapidly pinpoint mutations likely involved in driving patient-specific tumorigenesis and disease ...