title: Recent developments in ambient ionization techniques for analytical mass spectrometry.
abstract: Ambient ionization techniques enable the interrogation of a variety of samples in their native state by mass spectrometry, and are rapidly advancing all fields where screening for the presence of various analytes in a broadband and/or high-throughput fashion is desirable. This Highlight article provides an introduction to the field, and showcases the different ionization approaches reported since 2004, with an emphasis on the most recent developments.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA.
authors.forename: Glenn A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nyadong
authors.forename: Facundo M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Fernandez