title: Ion creation, ion focusing, ion/molecule reactions, ion separation, and ion detection in the open air in a small plastic device.
abstract: A method is presented in which ions are generated and manipulated in the ambient environment using polymeric electrodes produced with a consumer-grade 3D printer. The ability to focus, separate, react, and detect ions in the ambient environment is demonstrated and the data agree well with simulated ion behaviour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. cooks@purdue.edu.
authors.forename: Zane
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Baird
authors.forename: Pu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: R Graham
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Cooks
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D004566:Electrodes; D007477:Ions; D010969:Plastics; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D010969:Plastics; D011108:Polymers; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds