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Solid‐phase microextraction combined with surface‐enhanced laser desorption/ionization introduction for ion mobility spectrometry and mass spectrometry using polypyrrole coatings
Author(s) -
Wang Yan,
Walles Markus,
Thomson Bruce,
Nacson Sabatino,
Pawliszyn Janusz
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
rapid communications in mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1097-0231
pISSN - 0951-4198
DOI - 10.1002/rcm.1295
Subject(s) - chemistry , mass spectrometry , solid phase microextraction , analytical chemistry (journal) , ion mobility spectrometry , analyte , ambient ionization , polypyrrole , sample preparation , chromatography , ionization , chemical ionization , ion , polymer , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , organic chemistry , polymerization
The successful application of polypyrrole (PPY) solid‐phase microextraction (SPME) coatings as both an extraction phase and a surface to enhance laser desorption/ionization (SELDI) of analytes is reported. This SPME/SELDI fiber integrates sample preparation and sample introduction on the tip of a coated optical fiber, as well as acting as the transmission medium for the UV laser light. Using ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) detection, the signal intensity was examined as a function of extraction surface area and concentration of analyte. The linear relationship between concentration and signal intensity shows potential applicability of this detection method for quantitative analysis. Extraction time profiles for the fiber, using tetraoctylammonium bromide as test analyte, illustrated that equilibrium can be reached in less than one minute. To investigate the performance of the PPY coating, the laser desorption profile was studied. The fiber was also tested using a quadrupole time‐of‐flight (Q‐TOF) mass spectrometer with leucine enkephalin as test analyte. Since no matrix was used, mass spectra free from matrix background were obtained. This novel SPME/SELDI fiber is easy to manufacture, and is suitable for studying low‐mass analytes because of the intrinsic low background. These findings suggest that other types of conductive polymers could also be used as an extraction phase and surface to enhance laser desorption/ionization in mass spectrometry. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.