On-line analysis of exhaled breath offers insight into a person's metabolism without the need
for sample preparation or sample collection. Due to its noninvasive nature and the possibility …

The emerging field of metabolomics, in which a large number of small-molecule metabolites
from body fluids or tissues are detected quantitatively in a single step, promises immense …

Ambient ionization is a set of mass spectrometric ionization techniques performed under
ambient conditions that allows the direct analysis of sample surfaces with little or no sample …

Mass spectrometry has recently undergone a second contemporary revolution with the
introduction of a new group of desorption/ionization (DI) techniques known collectively as …

Mass spectrometric ionization methods that operate under ambient conditions and require
minimal or no sample pretreatment have attracted much attention in such fields as …

Paper spray mass spectrometry (PS-MS) is explored as a fast and convenient way for direct
analysis of molecules in tissues with minimum sample pretreatment. This technique allows …

The analysis of exhaled breath has attracted considerable interest for use in disease
diagnosis and for monitoring treatments. Mass spectrometry (MS)-based approaches have …

Ambient mass spectrometry—mass spectrometric analysis with no or minimal effort for
sample preparation—has experienced a very rapid development during the last 5 years …

The metabolome is the set of small molecular mass compounds found in biological media,
and metabolomics, which refers to as the analysis of metabolome in a given biological …

Several groups of organic compounds have emerged as particularly relevant as
environmental pollutants. These compounds, including new brominated flame retardants …