Mass Spectrometry for Biomedical and Food Analysis

Dear Colleagues,

Biomedical and food analysis has always been an important topic closely related to health. The sensitive and accurate detection of related components (metabolites, proteins/peptides, drugs, nutrient contents, pesticides etc.) is of vital importance to understand the molecular mechanisms of biological functions in addition to guaranteeing food safety and people’s health. However, the inevitable complexity of practical matrices encourages researchers to continuously devote great efforts to develop innovative methods with accuracy, rapidity, and simplicity. Relying on its high accuracy, great sensitivity and versatility, as well as reliable qualitative and quantitative ability, mass-spectrometry-related technology is exceptionally suitable for biomedical and food analysis. On the other hand, sample preparation plays an essential role in analyte enrichment and interference removal, further increasing specificity and sensitivity. Moreover, certified reference materials are essential for reliable and comparable results.

The present Special Issue will gather works covering the latest research trends in biomedical and food analysis. By collecting contributions from specialist scientists of the field, this Issue will aim to advance the knowledge and to increase the expertise on biomedical analysis, pharmaceutical science, and food chemistry. We invite authors to report approaches based on mass spectrometry, chromatography, and hyphenated techniques. We welcome the submission of both original research articles and review articles on biomolecule detection, pharmaceutical analysis, food chemistry, certified reference material development and sample preparation strategies.

Dr. Wen Ma
Dr. Xianjiang Li
Guest Editors

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