A review on suppression and utilization of the coffee-ring effect

D Mampallil, HB Eral - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2018 - Elsevier
Evaporation of sessile droplets containing non-volatile solutes dispersed in a volatile solvent
leaves behind ring-like solid stains. As the volatile species evaporates, pinning of the …

MALDI matrices for low molecular weight compounds: an endless story?

CD Calvano, A Monopoli, TRI Cataldi… - Analytical and …, 2018 - Springer
Since its introduction in the 1980s, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass
spectrometry (MALDI MS) has gained a prominent role in the analysis of high molecular …

The application of coffee-ring effect in analytical chemistry

M Yang, D Chen, J Hu, X Zheng, ZJ Lin… - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coffee-ring effect is an omnipresent phenomenon, it features the circular deposition on the
surface after the evaporation of a droplet containing particles. Ever since the seminal report …

Combining sensors and actuators with electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD): advanced digital microfluidic systems for biomedical applications

Z Tong, C Shen, Q Li, H Yin, H Mao - Analyst, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The concept of digital microfluidics (DMF) enables highly flexible and precise droplet
manipulation at a picoliter scale, making DMF a promising approach to realize integrated …

Material-assisted mass spectrometric analysis of low molecular weight compounds for biomedical applications

AS Kulkarni, L Huang, K Qian - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Low molecular weight compounds play an important role in encoding the current
physiological state of an individual. Laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (LDI MS) …

Advances in ionization for mass spectrometry

PM Peacock, WJ Zhang, S Trimpin - Analytical chemistry, 2017 - ACS Publications
Integral to advances in mass spectrometry (MS) are developments in ionization technology,
which is constantly evolving because of advances in fundamental understanding …

MALDI matrices for the analysis of low molecular weight compounds: rational design, challenges and perspectives

Z Qiao, F Lissel - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The analysis of low molecular weight (LMW) compounds is of great interest to detect small
pharmaceutical drugs rapidly and sensitively, or to trace and understand metabolic …

Superwettable microchips with improved spot homogeneity toward sensitive biosensing

Y Chen, LP Xu, J Meng, S Deng, L Ma, S Zhang… - Biosensors and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The high-quality spots in microchips are prerequisites for sensitive and accurate detection of
biomarkers. In this work, the superwettable micropattern was constructed by introducing …

Enhancing sensitivity in miniature mass spectrometry analysis via dicationic ionic liquid-based matrix-assisted ionization and charge inversion reactions

X Guo, Y Ge, H Bai, Q Ma - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Develo** green analytical approaches has become a crucial trend in green chemistry.
These approaches encourage direct analysis to avoid any sample treatment that involves …

[HTML][HTML] Evaporation driven smart patterning of microparticles on a rigid-soft composite substrate

R Iqbal, A Matsumoto, D Carlson, KT Peters… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypothesis A liquid droplet on a rigid polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate exhibits a
higher receding contact angle (θ r), therefore, recedes earlier than its softer counterpart. The …