A Low-Cost, Simplified Platform of Interchangeable, Ambient Ionization Sources for Rapid, Forensic Evidence Screening on Portable Mass Spectrometric Instrumentation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Portable MS System and Ambient Ionization Sources
2.2. Centralized Mounting System for Interchangeable Ion Source Modules
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Paper Spray Ionization (PSI)
3.2. Paper Cone Spray Ionization (PCSI)
3.3. Swab Touch Spray Ionization (STSI)
3.4. Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization (APCI)
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Material
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Fedick, P.W.; Fatigante, W.L.; Lawton, Z.E.; O’Leary, A.E.; Hall, S.E.; Bain, R.M.; Ayrton, S.T.; Ludwig, J.A.; Mulligan, C.C. A Low-Cost, Simplified Platform of Interchangeable, Ambient Ionization Sources for Rapid, Forensic Evidence Screening on Portable Mass Spectrometric Instrumentation. Instruments 2018, 2, 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments2020005
Fedick PW, Fatigante WL, Lawton ZE, O’Leary AE, Hall SE, Bain RM, Ayrton ST, Ludwig JA, Mulligan CC. A Low-Cost, Simplified Platform of Interchangeable, Ambient Ionization Sources for Rapid, Forensic Evidence Screening on Portable Mass Spectrometric Instrumentation. Instruments. 2018; 2(2):5. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments2020005
Chicago/Turabian StyleFedick, Patrick W., William L. Fatigante, Zachary E. Lawton, Adam E. O’Leary, Seth. E. Hall, Ryan M. Bain, Stephen T. Ayrton, Joseph A. Ludwig, and Christopher C. Mulligan. 2018. "A Low-Cost, Simplified Platform of Interchangeable, Ambient Ionization Sources for Rapid, Forensic Evidence Screening on Portable Mass Spectrometric Instrumentation" Instruments 2, no. 2: 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments2020005