The need for rapid chemical analyses and new analytical tools in forensic laboratories
continues to grow due to case backlogs, difficult-to-analyze cases, and identification of …

Ever since the inception of synthetic polymeric materials in the late 19th century, the number
of studies on polymers as well as the complexity of their structures have only increased. The …

Facing increasing caseloads and an everchanging drug landscape, forensic laboratories
have been implementing new analytical tools. Direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry …

Cold plasma-based ionization techniques allow for soft ionization of a wide variety of
chemical compounds. In this chemical ionization mechanism, the atmosphere plays a crucial …

In comparison to more traditional methods of determining food authenticity, such as gas
chromatography analysis, the primary advantages of DART-HRMS include its high speed …

Exhaled breath (EB) may contain metabolites that are closely related to human health
conditions. Real time analysis of EB is important to study its true composition, however, it …

Thermal desorption (TD) of wipe-based samples was coupled with an in-line dielectric
barrier discharge ionization (DBDI) source and rugged compact time-of-flight mass …

Background As the rate of crime is constantly increasing, the workload on the forensic
analyst also piles up. The availability of a limited number of seized samples makes it crucial …

One of the several classes of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs) that present analytical
challenges for forensic chemists is benzodiazepines. Like other NPS classes, the …

Rationale Direct analysis in real time is typically performed using helium as the ionisation
gas for the detection of analytes by mass spectrometry (MS). Nitrogen and argon are found …