We discuss mini MS systems in terms of individual components and at a systems level.
Portable systems from academic and commercial laboratories are emphasized, but meso …

BACKGROUND One driving motivation in the development of point-of-care (POC)
diagnostics is to conveniently and immediately provide information upon which healthcare …

Recent advancements in the sensitivity of chemical instrumentation have led to increased
interest in the use of microsamples for translational and biomedical research. Paper …

Mass spectrometry (MS) is a formidable analytical tool for the analysis of non-polar to polar
compounds individually and/or from mixtures, providing information on the molecular …

Mass spectrometry (MS) is an information rich analytical technique and plays a key role in
various 'omics studies. Standard mass spectrometers are bulky and operate at high vacuum …

Immunoassays and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with mass
spectrometry (MS) are both widely used methods for drug screening in toxicology. We …

Paper spray MS is part of a cohort of ambient ionization or direct analysis methods that seek
to analyze complex samples without prior sample preparation. Extraction and electrospray …

Mass spectrometry has been the “gold standard” for drugs of abuse (DoA) analysis for many
decades because of the selectivity and sensitivity it affords. Recent progress in all aspects of …

Mass spectrometry has become a powerful tool in the field of biomedicine. The combination
of ambient ionization and miniature mass spectrometry systems could most likely fulfill a …

The analysis of drug material in the field is an important function of law enforcement
agencies, forensic drug laboratories, and drug checking services. Portable testing …