Recent advances in mass spectrometry-based structural elucidation techniques

X Ma - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mass spectrometry (MS) has become the central technique that is extensively used for the
analysis of molecular structures of unknown compounds in the gas phase. It manipulates the …

Laser-induced thermal processes: heat transfer, generation of stresses, melting and solidification, vaporization, and phase explosion

MV Shugaev, M He, Y Levy, A Mazzi, A Miotello… - Handbook of Laser …, 2021 - Springer
The vast field of laser-enabled material synthesis, manufacturing, and processing to a large
degree relies on the ability to induce and control a range of thermal processes triggered by …

Vaporization of intact neutral biomolecules using laser-based thermal desorption

Y Dauletyarov, S Wang, DA Horke - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The production of a clean neutral molecular sample is a crucial step in many gas-phase
spectroscopy and reaction dynamics experiments investigating neutral species …

[HTML][HTML] Thermoelastic modeling of laser-induced generation of strong surface acoustic waves

MV Shugaev, LV Zhigilei - Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Short pulse laser irradiation of a substrate can generate pulses of surface acoustic waves
(SAWs) capable of propagating long distances along the surface of the irradiated substrate …

Application of Laser-Induced Acoustic Desorption for Molecular Rotational Resonance Spectroscopy

CER Rowell, J Kaur, Y Zhang, KZ Alzarieni… - Analytical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Molecular Rotational Resonance (MRR) spectroscopy is a uniquely precise tool for the
determination of molecular structures of volatile compounds in mixtures, as the characteristic …

Insights into a Low-Rank Naomaohu Coal Structural Information by Multistage Fractions Coupled with LIAD-VUVPI-TOFMS

J Yu, F Liu, Z Deng, Z Shi, J Zhang, Q Wang, J Yang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In-depth insights into the chemical composition and structural information of coal are an
effective way to improve the efficiency of coal utilization. Laser-induced acoustic desorption …

Development of a miniature time-of-flight mass spectrometer coupled with an improved substrate-enhanced laser-induced acoustic desorption source (SE-LIAD/TOF …

J Yu, Y Chen, J Zhang, S Chen, Q Wang, Z Qin, Z Tang - Analyst, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel, compact and sensitive SE-LIAD/TOF-MS has been described. It facilitates fast
sample preparation, and a full mass spectrum is acquired efficiently and sensitively. More …

[HTML][HTML] Potential use of LIAD time-of-flight mass spectrometry for the detection of biomolecules: An example of detecting nucleobases in DNA

Q Wang, L Xu, Z Qin, X Yang, X Zheng - AIP Advances, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) carries the genetic information necessary for the synthesis of
RNA and proteins; it is a biological macromolecule essential for the development and proper …

Mechanisms of acoustic desorption of atomic clusters and exfoliation of graphene multilayers

MV Shugaev, LV Zhigilei - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2021 - ACS Publications
The phenomenon of acoustic desorption is studied in a series of atomistic simulations that
account for the nonlinear evolution of the acoustic wave profiles during the wave …

Development of Tandem Mass Spectrometric Methods for the Molecular-Level Characterization of Asphaltenes and Improvement of the Laser-Induced Acoustic …

Y Zhang - 2022 - hammer.purdue.edu
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a powerful tool for the molecular-level characterization of
complex mixtures. It is susceptible, selective, versatile, and fast. MS provides molecular …