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CO2 laser ionization of acoustically levitated droplets.
Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 405, 7005-10 (2013)
For many analytical purposes, direct laser ionization of liquids is desirable. Several studies on supported droplets, free liquid jets, and ballistically dispensed microdroplets have been conducted, yet detailed knowledge of the underlying mechanistics in ion formation is still missing. This contribution introduces a simple combination of IR-MALDI mass spectrometry and an acoustical levitation device for contactless confinement of the liquid sample. The homebuilt ultrasonic levitator supports droplets of several millimeters in diameter. These droplets are vaporized by a carbon dioxide laser in the vicinity of the atmospheric pressure interface of a time of flight mass spectrometer. The evaporation process is studied by high repetition rate shadowgraphy experiments elucidating the ballistic evaporation of the sample and revealing strong confinement of the vapor by the ultrasonic field of the trap. Finally, typical mass spectra for pure glycerol/water matrix and lysine as an analyte are presented with and without the addition of trifluoracetic acid, and the ionization mechanism is briefly discussed. The technique is a promising candidate for a reproducible mass spectrometric detection scheme for the field of microfluidics.
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Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1618-2642
e-ISSN
1618-2650
Zeitschrift
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Quellenangaben
Band: 405,
Heft: 22,
Seiten: 7005-10
Verlag
Springer
Verlagsort
Heidelberg
Nichtpatentliteratur
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Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed