1976 年 34 巻 2 号 p. 82-94
In organic mass spectrometry, field desorption (FD) is a novel technique, which has been developed by Drs. H.D. Beckey and H.-R. Schulten of University of Bonn, West Germany.
Most specific profile of this technique is that the FD enable mass-spectrometric investigation of large organic molecules without their vaporization by the action of activated emitter.
This review article introduces basic applications of field desorption mass spectrometry (FDMS) on analytical studies in biochemical and biomedical fields.
The method is particularly suitable for the detection and identification of underivatized polar substances present in complex mixtures from biological materials.