This Tutorial is to provide a summary of parameters useful for successful outcomes of
laserspray ionization (LSI) and related methods that employ a laser to ablate a matrix …

Together with my group and collaborators, I have been fortunate to have had a key role in
the discovery of new ionization processes that we developed into new flexible, sensitive …

The systematic study of the temperature and pressure dependence of matrix-assisted
ionization (MAI) led us to the discovery of the seemingly impossible, initially explained by …

Developing green analytical approaches has become a crucial trend in green chemistry.
These approaches encourage direct analysis to avoid any sample treatment that involves …

The reliable identification of fentanyl and its analogs is of great significance for public
security. However, with the growing prevalence of fentanyl compounds, current analytical …

Matrix-assisted ionization (MAI)-mass spectrometry (MS) eliminates the need for high
voltage, a heat source, lasers, and compressed gases in the ionization process and uses …

The initial discovery that a heated inlet tube of a mass spectrometer is an ionization source
producing ions from volatile, nonvolatile, small, and large molecules with charge states …

With improved performances, miniature mass spectrometers are becoming suitable for more
practical applications. At the same time, the coupling of an approximate ionization source is …

Vacuum matrix-assisted ionization (vMAI) uses select matrix compounds which when
exposed to the vacuum of a mass spectrometer produce gas-phase ions from associated …

During the past 50 years mass spectrometry has advanced from a small molecule method to
one critical to understanding biological processes. The ability to analyze compounds as …