Fast and user friendly, nanoDESI shows off its ability to transfer fragile molecules
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 13:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Like the best movers in town, nanoDESI quickly transports delicate chemicals and proteins to their destination in one piece. Created at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, nanoDESI -- or Nanospray Desorption Electrospray Ionization -- picks up molecules from substrates and transfers them to a mass spectrometer for analysis. Because this technique is very sensitive, scientists obtain detailed data using nanogram-sized samples. nanoDESI graced the September 2010 cover of Analyst.
