Electrochemical processes in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

作者：Juan Fernández de la Mora, Gary J. Van Berkel, Christie G. Enke, Richard B. Cole, Manuel Martı́nez-Sánchez, John B. Fenn · 发表于：Journal of Mass Spectrometry · 年份：2000 · DOI：10.1002/1096-9888(200008)35:8<939::aid-jms36>3.0.co;2-v · 被引用次数：318 · 研究领域：Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications、Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics、Ion-surface interactions and analysis

Editorial Comment Last month we presented, as a Special Feature, a set of five articles that constituted a Commentary on the fundamentals and mechanism of electrospray ionization (ESI). These articles produced some lively discussion among the authors on the role of electrochemistry in ESI. Six authors participated in a detailed exchange of views on this topic, the final results of which constitute this month's Special Feature. We particularly hope that younger scientists will find value in this month's Special Feature, not only for the science that it teaches but also what it reveals about the processes by which scientific conclusions are drawn. To a degree, the contributions part the curtains on these processes and show science in action. We sincerely thank the contributors to this discussion. The give and take of intellectual debate is not always easy, and to a remarkable extent this set of authors has maintained good humor and friendships, even when disagreeing strongly on substance. Graham Cooks and Richard Caprioli Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.