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Direct, trace level detection of explosives on ambient surfaces by desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Authors: 
Zoltan Takats, Ismael Cotte-Rodriguez, Nari Talaty, Huanwen Chen and R. Graham Cooks
Journal: 
Chemical Communications
Year: 
2005
Volume: 
15
Page Number (starting): 
1950
Page Number (ending): 
1952

Desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) mass spectrometry is used to detect trace amounts of explosives present on a variety of ambient surfaces in 5-second analysis times without any sample preparation.

Funding: 
InProteo, LLC
Funding: 
National Science Foundation (CHE-0412782)
Funding: 
Office of Naval Research
DOI link: 
doi: 10.1039/b418697d