title: Microfabrication of polydimethylsiloxane electrospray ionization emitters.
abstract: Microfabricated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) emitters for electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) were implemented as tips along the edge of the PDMS device by three methods which utilize soft lithography processes. These microfabrication methods for producing PDMS emitters as an integral part of a microfluidic device will facilitate development of more complex microfluidic analysis systems using ESI-MS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Knapp
mesh_terms: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D012828:Silicones; C013830:baysilon