Portable paper-in-tip spray ionization for the direct mass spectrometric analysis of target analytes in biofluid samples

Anal Methods. 2022 Jan 20;14(3):222-227. doi: 10.1039/d1ay01907d.

Abstract

Portable sampling of target analytes in complex biofluid samples makes mass spectrometric analysis more efficient. This study reports the development of paper-in-tip spray ionization for solid-phase microextraction and in situ electrospray of therapeutic drugs and proteins in complex biological matrices using a piece of hydrophobic paper substrate. This technique possesses a long (more than 8 min) and stable spray duration with only 20 μL of spray solvent. The entire analytical process for a complex sample can be completed in less than 1.5 min and enables high sensitivity (picogram-per-milliliter level) and high quantitation precision.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Solid Phase Microextraction* / methods
  • Solvents / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization* / methods

Substances

  • Solvents