Explores the impact of the latest breakthroughs in cluster SIMS technology

Cluster secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is a high spatial resolution imaging mass spectrometry technique, which can be used to characterize the three-dimensional chemical structure in complex organic and molecular systems. It works by using a cluster ion source to sputter desorb material from a solid sample surface. Prior to the advent of the cluster source, SIMS was severely limited in its ability to characterize soft samples as a result of damage from the atomic source. Molecular samples were...

Provides an overview of the use of mass spectrometry (MS) for the analysis of pesticide residues and their metabolites.

• Presents state of the-art MS techniques for the identification of pesticides and their transformation products in food and environment
• Covers important advances in MS techniques including MS instrumentation and chromatographic separations (e.g. UPLC, HILIC, comprehensive GCxGC) and applications
• Illustrates the main sample preparation techniques (SPE, QuEChERS, microextraction) used in combination with MS for the analysis of...

Provides comprehensive coverage of the interpretation of LC-MS-MS mass spectra of 1300 drugs and pesticides

• Provides a general discussion on the fragmentation of even-electron ions (protonated and deprotonated molecules) in both positive-ion and negative-ion modes
• This is the reference book for the interpretation of MS-MS mass spectra of small organic molecules
• Covers related therapeutic classes of compounds such as drugs for cardiovascular diseases, psychotropic compounds, drugs of abuse and designer drugs, antimicrobials, among many others
• Covers...

Provides a single-source reference for readers interested in the development of analytical methods for analyzing non-antimicrobial veterinary drug residues in food

• Provides a comprehensive set of information in the area of consumer food safety and international trade
• Covers general issues related to analytical quality control and quality assurance, measurement uncertainty, screening and confirmatory methods
• Details many techniques including nanotechnology and aptamer based assays covering current and potential applications for non-antimicrobial veterinary...

A guide for scientists, pediatricians and students involved in metabolic studies in pediatric research

• Addresses the availability of modern analytical techniques and how to apply these techniques in metabolic studies
• Covers the whole range of available mass spectrometric techniques used for metabolic studies including Stable Isotope Methodology
• Presents the relevance of mass spectrometry and stable isotope methodology in pediatric research covering applications in Nutrition, Obesity, Metabolic Disorders, and Kidney Disorders
• Focuses on the...