title: Rapid classification of perfumes by extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (EESI-MS).
abstract: Extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (EESI-MS) was applied to rapid fingerprinting of various perfumes for quality classification. Unique EESI-MS fingerprints of ten famous brands were obtained. This technique was shown to be applicable to rapid forgery detection on the example of an authentic and a counterfeit 'Miss Dior' fragrance by Christian Dior. We believe that the high throughput and simplicity of this sample-preparation-free method can be advantageous in the perfume industry, for instance when applied to online quality control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Konstantin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chingin
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gamez
authors.forename: Huanwen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zenobi