Dear ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN list members, I'm in need of some help. I'm a trainee BMS studying for my MSc and I'm struggling to find any information or review papers for an essay regarding the financial viability of hyphenated chromatography techniques. For anyone who has been involved in the purchase and implementation of hyphenated techniques such as LC-MS-MS and MALDI-TOF could you please try and answer some of the following questions: What techniques do you use and what do they mainly analyse? When first considering purchasing equipment what factors were considered to justify the initial outlay of costs? Approximately what price range does your analyser fall into? Lastly do you think that the financial costs justify the strategic benefits? Any other information that you feel may help will be extremely appreciated. Thank you very much, Justine Er Department of Blood Sciences Blackburn Royal Infirmary Blackburn --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/