1981 - Matrix-Assisted Desorption Ionization

The beginnings of the matrix-assisted desorption techniques such as FAB and MALDI.

• Barber M., Bordoli R.S., Sedgwick R.D., Tyler, A.N.
  Fast atom bombardment of solids as an ion source in mass spectroscopy
  Nature, 1981, 293(), p.270

  
  
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• Liu L.K., Busch K.L., Cooks R.G.
  Matrix-assisted secondary ion mass spectra of biological compounds
  Analytical Chemistry, 1981, 53(1), p.109

  
  
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