Mass spectrometry methods play a major role in many forensic applications. While gas
chromatography–mass spectrometry methods are commonly used in crime laboratories and …

Direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) is an increasingly employed tool
for a wide range of forensic applications, including seized drug analysis. A significant body …

The need for rapid chemical analyses and new analytical tools in forensic laboratories
continues to grow due to case backlogs, difficult-to-analyze cases, and identification of …

The Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) ion source is a relatively new mass spectrometry
technique that is seeing widespread use in chemical analyses world‐wide. DART studies …

Over the last decade, direct analysis in real time (DART) has emerged as a viable method
for fast, easy, and reliable “ambient ionization” for forensic analysis. The ability of DART to …

Facing increasing caseloads and an everchanging drug landscape, forensic laboratories
have been implementing new analytical tools. Direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry …

Identification and differentiation of the consistently evolving designer drugs being
encountered by law enforcement is challenging established techniques in drug analysis. We …

Rationale Over the last ten years, helium direct analysis in real time time‐of‐flight mass
spectrometry (He DART‐TOFMS) has become an established technique in rapid screening …

Pharmaceutical analysis comprises a large amount of the casework in forensic controlled
substances laboratories. In order to reduce the time of analysis for pharmaceuticals, a Direct …

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Application of DARTTM (Direct Analysis in Real Time) Mass Spectrometry * James A. Laramée …