The Touch Express™ Open Port Sampling Interface (OPSI), is designed for simple sampling of solids, liquids and sample preparation tips and fibers. The novel ambient sampling technique was developed by Gary Van Berkel and Vilmos Kertesz, of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Paired with the electrospray ion source of the expression® Compact Mass Spectrometer, the product incorporates a low volume, open port of continuously swept solvent, flowing directly into the electrospray ion source of the mass spectrometer.
During this webinar you will:
- Learn how any soluble material touching the port is analyzed by the expression® Compact Mass Spectrometer in just seconds.
- Learn how the sample technique eliminates sample preparation and provides zero carry over.
- Find fast analysis methods for solids, liquids and sample preparation tips and fibers.
Overview:
Direct sample analysis is possible via an Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP®) combined with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) on a compact mass spectrometer. This technique allows for the rapid investigation (<30 sec) of material suspected of containing trace amounts of explosive residues.
The expression® Compact Mass Spectrometer (CMS) with an Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP®) is a high performance instrument with a small footprint that allows for efficient liquid and solid screening at the point of need. The CMS provides rapid and accurate detection with significantly reduced false-positives and false-negatives than other techniques.
Here, we demonstrate the use of the ASAP® probe and expression® CMS detector for explosives screening. Sampling via the ASAP® probe is then inserted in to the APCI source of the mass spectrometer, initiating in a fast ionization reaction that provides rapid results.
Aim: Breath analyses have potential to detect early signs of disease onset. Ambient ionization allows direct combination of breath gases with MS for fast, on-line analysis. Portable MS systems would facilitate field/clinic-based breath analyses.
Results & methodology: Volunteers ingested peppermint oil capsules and exhaled volatile compounds were monitored over 10 h using a compact mass spectrometer. A rise and fall in exhaled menthone was observed, peaking at 60–120 min. Real-time analysis showed a gradual rise in exhaled menthone postingestion. Sensitivity was comparable to established methods, with detection in the parts per trillion range.
Conclusion: Breath volatiles were readily analyzed on a portable mass spectrometer through a simple inlet modification. Induced changes in exhaled profiles were detectable with high sensitivity and measurable in real-time.
From Bioanalysis, Published June 2016
Direct sample analysis of liquids, solids and powders without chromatography is as easy as it sounds, and provides mass spectral information within seconds. The video demonstrates analysis of a reaction mixture.
Quant Express, an addition to Advion’s user-friendly Mass Express 4.0 software suite, features quantitation to create a fully integrated software system for expression CMS users.
This application note suggests that a simple LC/MS screen of a relatively fresh sample of human whole blood collected from a lavender capped potassium EDTA anticoagulant blood sample applied to a cotton swab can be analyzed by full-scan positive ion or negative ion LC/MS using a compact single quadrupole mass spectrometer (expression® CMS). A presumptive positive determination from such a test would benefit from confirmation by LC/MS/MS or other definitive confirmative analytical technique.
With decades of mass spectrometry and chemistry expertise, Advion Interchim Scientific has produced a family of compact mass spectrometers designed for the chemist. The affordability, small size and ease of use make them ideal for use directly at the chemist’s bench, giving immediate answers and informed decisions instead of waiting.
The Advion Interchim Scientific expression® compact mass spectrometer (CMS) is a fast and easy analytical tool for the organic chemist. Ideal for fast reaction monitoring, the expression® CMS features a single quadrupole that can adapt to multiple ionization sources in seconds, including both ESI and APCI. The mass spectrometer works in a variety of applications, including food and beverage, pharmaceutical, biomedical, peptides and proteins, drug discovery and more. The expression® CMS offers a variety of novel sampling techniques, including:
- Direct mass analysis of TLC plates in 30 seconds at the push of a button with Plate Express™
- One-touch analysis of solids and liquid samples with the ASAP® probe
- LC/CMS
- Many more options and configurations to suit your needs
Learn more about the different sample techniques available with the expression® CMS, including fast assay methods for liquids, solids, gases, and even air-sensitive compounds.
Fill out the form to download the full expression® CMS brochure now.
The ability to effectively screen passengers with minimal personal contact is critical. Ion mobility detectors used at many airports can be inaccurate and provide many false-positives and false-negatives. Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) screening techniques are very useful for detecting concealed weapons and explosive devices located on passengers and/or in their belongings, however are unable to detect trace amounts of explosive residues.
The expression® Compact Mass Spectrometer (CMS) with an Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP®) is a high performance instrument with a small footprint that allows airports to better screen for explosive residues on passengers and their belongings.
The expression® CMS provides rapid and accurate detection with significantly reduced false-positives and false-negatives than ion mobility instruments.
Q: WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF YOUR LAB’S RESEARCH?
A: My group specializes in developing new methods for pharmaceutical, metabolomic and security applications. In particular, this has involved the analysis of volatiles, either by direct analysis of breath, or through using thermal desorption to extract volatiles from solid or liquid matrices.
Q: WHAT WAS YOUR PREVIOUS WORK FLOW OR CHALLENGES?
A: Previously, we used a quadrupole time-of-flight instrument for volatile analysis. These instruments are not really designed with the analysis of small volatiles in mind and required preconcentration for breath analysis.
Q: WHY DID YOU INCORPORATE THE EXPRESSION CMS INTO YOUR LABORATORY?
A: The expression CMS offers excellent performance in the low m/z range and proved highly sensitive for determining volatile species in breath, requiring no preconcentration. Secondly, the instrument is transportable and can be deployed at the site of sampling giving high sample throughput and real-time measurements.
Q: WHO WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO PURCHASE THE EXPRESSION CMS?
A: Anyone interested in volatile analysis would find the CMS an excellent instrument for targeted analysis.
The expression® compact mass spectrometer (CMS) was developed based on decades of chemistry and mass spectrometry experience specifically to meet the needs of chemists. Many chemists are asked to perform their work in the field, and the CMS was built to be versatile. It is available with a TACOM-compliant Mobile Attenuation Mounting (MAM) system. This allows the CMS to be placed in a mobile laboratory environment and driven for the equivalent of the life of the vehicle while remaining fully functional to all specifications. Many global FDA agencies, state labs, Level 1 responders, and others wish to install CMS in a mobile laboratory setting taking the CMS to a field-based point-of-assay. In certain instances, large corporations wish to have the unit fully transportable within large plant settings. The MAM system is developed to international operating standards.
The flexibility of the CMS can be seen in a recent poster presentation given at this year’s ASMS meeting in Minneapolis. The poster is available for download.
