Beyond the flask: reactions on the fly in ambient mass spectrometry

RD Espy, M Wleklinski, X Yan, RG Cooks - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Ionic reactions in bulk solution generally occur relatively slowly, and the course of reaction
can be followed by on-line monitoring using, for example, electrospray ionization mass …

Real-time analysis of self-assembled nucleobases by Venturi easy ambient sonic-spray ionization mass spectrometry

N Na, R Shi, Z Long, X Lu, F Jiang, J Ouyang - Talanta, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, the real-time analysis of self-assembled nucleobases was employed by Venturi
easy ambient sonic-spray ionization mass spectrometry (V-EASI-MS). With the analysis of …

Laser desorption dual spray post‐ionization mass spectrometry for direct analysis of samples via two informative channels

J Liu, C Zhang, J Sun, X Ren… - Journal of Mass …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A laser desorption dual spray post‐ionization mass spectrometry method is described, and
its usefulness is demonstrated with the examples of selective detection of food components …

Highly sensitive and specific detection of histamine via the formation of a self-assembled magic number cluster with thymine by mass spectrometry

J Sun, Z Qin, J Liu, C Zhang, H Luo - Analyst, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel method for the detection of histamine (HIM) via the formation of a self-assembled
magic number cluster with thymine (T) by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry …

A multichannel rotating electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (MRESI): instrumentation and plume interactions

R Qiu, C Zhang, Z Qin, H Luo - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
A multichannel rotating electrospray ionization (MRESI) mass spectrometry method is
described. It is carried out by rotating three spray emitters infused with the same or different …

Protonated primary amines induced thymine quintets studied by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and density functional theory calculations

Z Qin, B Qiu, J Sun, W Zhao… - Journal of Mass …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
As the novel magic number clusters of nucleobases, the thymine quintets induced by
ammonium ion (NH4+), and particularly by its derivatives such as protonated alkyl amines …

Isomer differentiation through supramolecular self-assembly in microdroplets of milliseconds life-time

R Qiu, J Sun, X Zhang, W Zhao, Z Qin, H Luo - Analyst, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular recognition of thymine (or its analogs) with various central cations can form
magic number clusters. Dual nano-ESI via theta tip emitters was used to on-line synthesize …

Heterogeneous cation induced clusters formed at surfaces of micro-droplets

R Qiu, J Sun, C Zhang, H Luo - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The surface of a micro-droplet can be treated as a simplified model to study reactions on a
cell membrane. A novel group of heterogeneous cations induced clusters (HeteroCICs) that …