title: Flash desorption/mass spectrometry for the analysis of less- and nonvolatile samples using a linearly driven heated metal filament.
abstract: In this paper, the important issue of the desorption of less- and nonvolatile compounds with minimal sample decomposition in ambient mass spectrometry is approached using ambient flash desorption mass spectrometry. The preheated stainless steel filament was driven down and up along the vertical axis in 0.3 s. At the lowest position, it touched the surface of the sample with an invasion depth of 0.1 mm in 50 ms (flash heating) and was removed from the surface (fast cooling). The heating rate corresponds to ~10(4) °C/s at the filament temperature of 500 °C. The desorbed gaseous molecules were ionized by using a dielectric barrier discharge ion source, and the produced ions were detected by a time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer. Less-volatile samples, such as pharmaceutical tablets, narcotics, explosives, and C60 gave molecular and protonated molecule ions as major ions with thermal decomposition minimally suppressed. For synthetic polymers (PMMA, PLA, and PS), the mass spectra reflected their backbone structures because of the suppression of the sequential thermal decompositions of the primary products. The present technique appears to be suitable for high-throughput qualitative analyses of many types of solid samples in the range from a few ng to 10 μg with minimal sample consumption. Some contribution from tribodesorption in addition to thermal desorption was suggested for the desorption processes. Figure ᅟ
authors: Clean Energy Research Center, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors: Dilshadbek T
authors: DT
authors: Usmanov
authors: Satoshi
authors: S
authors: Ninomiya
authors: Kenzo
authors: K
authors: Hiraoka
mesh_terms: D012721:Carbaryl / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D053834:Explosive Agents / Q000032:analysis; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007477:Ions; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D017336:Loratadine; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000032:analysis; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers / Q000032:analysis; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000032:analysis; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D053834:Explosive Agents; D007477:Ions; D009294:Narcotics; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D011137:Polystyrenes; D013193:Stainless Steel; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide); D017336:Loratadine; D013752:Tetracycline; D012721:Carbaryl
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