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ArticleAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry2022

Coupling a droplet generator with conventional ESI-MS for quantitative analysis of small-volume samples.

Meiyuan Wang, Xun Liao, Paul B Tchounwou, Yi-Ming Liu

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Article in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Meiyuan WangDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA.
Xun LiaoChengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China. liaoxun@cib.ac.cn.
Paul B TchounwouDepartment of Biology, Jackson State University, 1400 Lynch Street, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA.
Yi-Ming LiuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA. liaoxun@cib.ac.cn.
Jackson State University · USChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

Strengthening the Biomedical Data Science Training Program at Jackson State UniversityU54MD015929 · NIMHD · JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI PAYTON, MARINELLE · 2020 to 2024
$12.1M
Chinese Academy of Sciences KFJ-BRP-008NIH HHS 1U54MD015929NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD015929
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantitative mass spectrometric analysis of small-volume samples (e.g., < 1 μL) has been a challenge mainly due to the difficulties with sample handling and its injection into the system for analysis. Herein we report a microfluidic analytical platform coupling a droplet generator with conventional electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) that enables multiple analyses of a μL-sized sample with sensitivity and repeatability. In an analysis by droplet generator-assisted ESI-MS (DG-ESI-MS), a sample of μL volume is pulled into a sampling capillary and its equal nL-sized portions are generated by a droplet generator and analyzed by ESI-MS at time intervals of choice. The droplet generator is made of PMMA sheets by laser engraving conveniently and at a low cost. In a study to achieve effective ESI-MS detection of water-in-oil droplets, it's found that the problem of MS signal suppression by oil can be solved by using an appropriate organic carrier with ESI-enhancing additives. The proposed DG-ESI-MS method has linear calibration curves for both adenine and phenylalanine with LODs at the sub-μM level. Application of the present analytical platform for monitoring substrate concentration changes in an enzymatic reaction solution of 3 μL is demonstrated.

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AdenineLimit of DetectionMicrofluidic Analytical TechniquesPhenylalanineReproducibility of ResultsSpectrometry, Mass, Electrospray IonizationAdeninePhenylalanineEnzymatic reaction solutionsESI–MSLaser engravingPMMA droplet generatorQuantitative analysisSmall-volume samples

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PMID35061061
PMCPMC8828272
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