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John Fenn

John Fenn

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made important contributions to electrospray mass spectrometry technology for biological macromolecules and won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Waters Xevo TQ Absolute Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer ↗

ion generation, mass selection and fragmentation detection enable targets to be distinguished in complex samples; quantitation relies on internal standards, calibration curves, matrix effects and quality control.

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