Complex sentence: Electrospray ionization (ESI) originated in the paint and coating industry, and was first applied to mass spectrometry by John Bennett Fenn and co-workers 1 who used this method while working with proteins and peptides, which would soon award Fenn with the 2002 Nobel prize 2.
Split into simpler sentences: Electrospray ionization (ESI) originated in the paint and coating industry, and was first applied to mass spectrometry by John Bennett Fenn and co-workers 1. The method was used while working with proteins and peptides, which would soon award Fenn with the 2002 Nobel prize 2.