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Glossary

# MALDI

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) is a soft ionisation technique in which the sample is mixed with a light-absorbing matrix and irradiated by a laser, producing mainly singly charged ions. Often paired with time-of-flight analysers, MALDI-TOF is used for rapid mass confirmation of synthetic peptides.

Source: [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix-assisted_laser_desorption%2Fionization)

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