6. Glossary

Maldi-TOF mass spectrometry; Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation – Time of Flight mass spectrometry

Mass spectrometry coupling a matrix-assisted laser ionization source (MALDI, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization) and a time-of-flight analyzer (TOF, time-of-flight mass spectrometry).

Size exclusion chromatography; Chromatographie d'exclusion stérique

Steric Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) is a liquid chromatography method for separating macromolecules according to their hydrodynamic volume.