Low-cost heat assisted ambient ionization source for mass spectrometry in food and pharmaceutical screening

• Published in: Analyst (London) Vol. 149; no. 17; pp. 4487 - 4495
• Main Authors: Gazeli, Odhisea, Elia, Efstathios A, Argirusis, Nikolaos, Lazarou, Constantinos, Anastassiou, Charalambos, Franzke, Joachim, Garcia-Reyes, Juan F, Georghiou, George E, Agapiou, Agapios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 19.08.2024
• Subjects: Analytical chemistry; Cost analysis; Dielectric barrier discharge; Food; Food Analysis - methods; Gas transport; Heating; Hot Temperature; Hydrodynamics; Inlet temperature; Ionization; Mass spectrometry; Mass Spectrometry - methods; Pharmaceutical Preparations - analysis; Pharmaceutical Preparations - chemistry; Pharmaceuticals; Plasma Gases - chemistry; Scientific imaging; Sensitivity analysis; Technology assessment; Transport properties

Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry (AI-MS) techniques have revolutionized analytical chemistry by enabling rapid analysis of samples under atmospheric conditions with minimal to no preparation. In this study, the optimization of a cold atmospheric plasma for the analysis of food and pharmaceutical...