方波射频电压幅值对微型高场非对称波形离子迁移谱传感器芯片性能的影响

基于微机电系统技术(Micro electro mechanical system,MEMS),研制了微型高场非对称波形离子迁移谱(High-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry,FAIMS)传感器芯片。芯片采用感应耦合等离子体(ICP)刻蚀和两次硅-玻璃键合工艺加工,尺寸为18.8mm×12.4mm×1.2mm,其中迁移区尺寸为10mm×5mm×0.2mm。设计了高场非对称方波电源,可输出最大频率2MHz,电压峰-峰值1000V,占空比20%～50%连续可调的方波射频电压。以乙醇为实验样品,分析了方波射频电压幅值对FAIMS传感器芯片性能的影响。实验表明,随着电压幅值的增加,FAIMS分辨率提高,灵敏度下降,补偿电压绝对值增大,且芯片对乙醇的检出限可达8.9mg/m3。     

利用芯片式高场非对称波形离子迁移谱技术快速检测苯丙氨酸

采用金属扩散管-芯片式高场非对称波形离子迁移谱(FAIMS)技术对苯丙氨酸进行了快速检测,设定测试压强为250 kPa,金属扩散管温度为190℃,在优化的最佳分析条件下,即:载气流速为2000 mL/min,分离电压为152.8 V时,在正模式下获得了苯丙氨酸的离子特征谱图和补偿电压特征值-0.62 V.另外,利用FAIMS对不同浓度的苯丙氨酸样品气进行了检测,确定了FAIMS检测的定量线性范围为6～20 mg/L和检出限为5.9 mg/L.本实验为FAIMS应用于苯丙氨酸的快速检测提供了重要参考.     

射频电场幅值对高场非对称波形离子迁移谱检测对二甲苯的影响

高场非对称波形离子迁移谱(FAIMS)是一种利用非对称电场对气相分子进行分离检测的高灵敏度快速检测技术,超高的非对称波形电场是其迁移区的核心,非对称射频电场的幅值显著影响FAIMS的检测性能.实验以对二甲苯为样品,分析了非对称射频电场幅值对FAIMS检测性能的影响,实验表明随着射频电场幅值增大,检测灵敏度降低而分辨率增...     

用高场非对称波形离子迁移谱技术快速检测二乙醇胺

采用高场非对称波形离子迁移谱(FAIMS)对二乙醇胺(DEA)进行快速检测分析, 以热解析法进样, 确定了二乙醇胺的离子特征信号, 并与气相色谱-质谱联用仪的检测结果进行了比较. 用聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)扩散管进样, 控制二乙醇胺样品气(DEA与空气的混合气)浓度, 利用FAIMS对不同浓度的二乙醇胺样品气进行检测. 通过对离子特征信号进行量化和重复性分析, 确定了二乙醇胺样品气的检出限为0.02 μg/L, 并建立了FAIMS检测二乙醇胺样品气的离子电流强度积分面积与样品气浓度关系曲线. 为FAIMS应用于现场快速检测二乙醇胺提供了一定的依据.     

基于水分掺杂的高场非对称波形离子迁移谱检测硫化氢的研究

高场非对称波形离子迁移谱(FAIMS)是一种芯片级高灵敏度快速分析检测技术,其在大气压环境下工作的特点使之受环境影响明显,其中气体的湿度是显著影响因素,湿度的变化可引起迁移区离子反应机理以及迁移过程的变化。该文研究了干燥条件下痕量硫化氢的定量检测方法,确定了DF=33%时的检测线性范围与回归方程。利用PTFE管渗透作用,设定水浴温度为40～90℃,考察了不同含量水分对FAIMS检测硫化氢的影响。通过考察不同湿度下硫化氢的FAIMS特征谱图以及特征离子峰,研究了掺杂水分对于硫化氢谱峰峰值、补偿电压以及检测分辨率的影响。结果表明,FAIMS对于硫化氢的检测谱图清晰可见,能够准确定位其特征离子峰。随着气体中水分增多,不同分离电场下的产物离子峰峰值增大,说明湿度增大在一定程度上提高了灵敏度,DF=35%时的检出限为1.43×10~(-3) mg/m~3。     

应用高场非对称离子迁移谱技术检测食品接触材料中甲基丙烯酸甲酯的迁移量

应用高场非对称离子迁移谱(FAIMS)技术, 无需经过萃取、 富集等过程, 可直接进样分析甲基丙烯酸甲酯在水基食品模拟物中的迁移量. 通过考察扫描次数、 样品温度、 取样体积、 载气流速和溶剂掺杂对离子特征信号的影响, 确定甲基丙烯酸甲酯的检出限为10 μg/L, 并建立了FAIMS检测甲基丙烯酸甲酯的离子流强度与浓度关系曲线. 该方法操作便捷、 灵敏度高、 分析速度快, 能满足实际工作的要求.     

芯片级高场非对称波形离子迁移谱技术检测危险品

建立了吸气法-芯片级高场非对称波形离子迁移谱(FAIMS)技术,设置进样温度为50℃,载气与样品气流量分别为1500和100 mL/min时,测定了10种国家交通部门规定严禁携带的易燃易爆危险品。实验结果表明,利用FAIMS技术可以有效检测多种危险品。实验得到了10种危险品的FAIMS图谱,并对其进行了指纹识别。利用扩散管辅助技术得到10种物质的检测浓度范围约为0.1～20 mg/L。此方法方便快速,灵敏度高,具有很好的应用前景。     

新型离子迁移谱技术对丙酮、苯酚和环己烷的检测

本文以强场非对称波形离子迁移谱(FAIMS)芯片搭建的检测设备成功实现了对丙酮、苯酚和环己烷三种有机物及其混合物的检测。通过痕量气体发生器产生丙酮、苯酚和环己烷气体,利用气体流量计调节空气和有机物气体比例,模拟空气中不同浓度的有机挥发物,混合气体进入检测核心,得到相应的信号,并通过软件转化为对应的谱图;对比背景和含有机物气体的谱图,可确定有机物在谱图上的位置。该设备对不同浓度样品检测结果显示检测信号值与浓度成高度正相关。通过对正负模式下交变电场强度和补偿电压大小的调节,可以实现对混合物组分的分离检出。     

热解析-高场非对称波形离子迁移谱(FAIMS)技术快速检测合成色素

采用热解析-高场非对称波形离子迁移谱(FAIMS)技术快速检测柯衣定、 孔雀石绿、 罗丹明B和甲基红4种合成色素. 通过对热解析温度和载气流量进行优化, 确定了不同色素的离子特征信号. 在最佳分析条件下, 热解析温度为160 ℃, 载气流量为1.6 L/min, 采用不同模式下补偿电压(CV)值定性, 以FAIMS在正模式下检测柯衣定(CV=0.41 V)和罗丹明B(CV=-0.89 V), 在负模式下检测甲基红(CV=-0.67 V)和孔雀石绿(CV=0.02 V); 用外标法定量检测了样品中的4种合成色素, 线性关系R²≥0.9967, 检出限为2.5~10 μg/L, 定量限为5~20 μg/L, 加标回收率≥78.2%, 相对标准偏差RSD≤8%. 本文为FAIMS技术快速检测合成色素提供了一定的技术基础.     

高场不对称波形离子迁移谱快速检测水样中苯含量

建立了高场不对称波形离子迁移谱(FAIMS)检测水中苯含量的分析方法。研究了不同分离电压(Dispersion voltage,DV)下的苯标准谱图,获得用于苯识别的非线性函数二阶α2及四阶α4系数值分别为-3.8×10-5Td-2和5.1×10-8Td-4;通过平衡灵敏度与分离度,得到用于苯识别的最佳分离电压为800 V;通过不同质量浓度(0.08~0.64 mg/L)的苯样品与苯离子信号强度的关系,确定高场不对称波形离子迁移谱(FAIMS)对水中苯的检出限为0.89μg/L,远优于国家饮用水中苯浓度的限值10μg/L。本研究为水中苯检测提供了一种快速、高灵敏的方法。     

Separation of Ions from Volatile Organic Compounds Using High-Field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometer

A combination of high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) with mass spectrometer (MS) was analyzed. FAIMS separates ions from the volatile organic compounds in the gas-phase as an ion-filter for MS. The sample ions were created at ambient pressure by ion source, which was equipped with a 10.6 eV UV discharge lamp (λ=116.5 nm).The drift tube of FAIMS is composed of two parallel planar electrodes and the dimension is 10 mm×8 mm×0.5 mm. FAIMS was investigated when driven by the high-filed rectangular asymmetric waveform with the peak-to-peak voltage of 1.36 kV at the frequency of 1 MHz and the duty cycle of 30%. The acetone, the butanone, and their mixture were adopted to characterize the FAIMS-MS. The mass spectra obtained from MS illustrate that there are ion-molecular reactions between the ions and the sample neutral molecular. And the proton transfer behavior in the mixture of the acetone and the butanone is also observed.With the compensation voltage tuned from -30 V to 10 V with a step size of 0.1 V, the ion pre-separation before MS is realized.     

Peak Profile Analysis in High Field Asymmetric Wave Ion Mobility Spectrometry

High field asymmetric wave ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) is a powerful tool to detect and characterize gas-phase ions, while the unsolvable partial differential equation of ions moving in ion drift tube poses a big challenge to FAIMS spectral peak analysis. In this work, a universal and effective model of FAIMS spectral peak profile has been proposed by introducing ion trajectory and loss height. With this model, the influence of the structure of ion drift tube, dispersion voltages, compensation voltages, and carrier gas flow rate on the FAIMS spectral peak characteristics like peak shape, full width at half maximum and peak height is analyzed and discussed. The results show that the influence of different factors on the FAIMS spectral peak profile can be qualitatively described by the model which agrees with the experimental data.     

The influence and utility of varying field strength for the separation of tryptic peptides by ion mobility-mass spectrometry

The influence of field strength on the separation of tryptic peptides by drift tube-based ion mobility-mass spectrometry is reported. Operating the ion mobility drift tube at elevated field strengths (expressed in V cm(-1) torr(-1)) reduces separation times and increases ion transmission efficiencies. Several accounts in the literature suggest that performing ion mobility separation at elevated field strength can change the selectivity of ion separation. To evaluate the field strength dependant selectivity of ion mobility separation, we examined a data set of 65 singly charged tryptic peptide ion signals (mass range 500-2500 m/z) at six different field strengths and four different drift gas compositions (He, N2, Ar, and CH4). Our results clearly illustrate that changing the field strength from low field (15 V cm(-1) torr(-1)) to high field (66 V cm(-1) torr(-1)) does not significantly alter the selectivity or peak capacity of IM-MS. The implications of these results are discussed in the context of separation methodologies that rely on the field strength dependence of ion mobility for separation selectivity, e.g., high-field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS).     

Improving FAIMS sensitivity using a planar geometry with slit interfaces

Differential mobility spectrometry or field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) is gaining broad acceptance for analyses of gas-phase ions, especially in conjunction with largely orthogonal separation methods such as mass spectrometry (MS) and/or conventional (drift tube) ion mobility spectrometry. In FAIMS, ions are filtered while passing through a gap between two electrodes that may have planar or curved (in particular, cylindrical) geometry. Despite substantial inherent advantages of the planar configuration and its near-universal adoption in current stand-alone FAIMS devices, commercial FAIMS/MS systems have employed curved FAIMS geometries that can be more effectively interfaced to MS. Here we report a new planar (p-) FAIMS design with slit-shaped entrance and exit apertures that substantially increase ion transmission in and out of the analyzer. The entrance slit interface effectively couples p-FAIMS to multi-emitter electrospray ionization (ESI) sources, improving greatly the ion current introduced to the device and allowing liquid flow rates up to ∼50 μL/min. The exit slit interface increases the transmission of ribbon-shaped ion beams output by the p-FAIMS to downstream stages such as a MS. Overall, the ion signal in ESI/FAIMS/MS analyses increases by over an order of magnitude without affecting FAIMS resolution.     

Ion trapping at atmospheric pressure (760 Torr) and room temperature with a high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometer

A method for the confinement of ions at 760 Torr and room temperature is described. We have recently shown that a cylindrical-geometry high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometer (FAIMS), which utilizes an ion separation technique based on the change in ion mobility at high electric fields, focuses ions in two dimensions. This article describes a FAIMS device in which the focusing is extended to three dimensions (i.e. ion trap). Characterization of the ion trap was carried out using a laboratory-constructed time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The half-life of a m/z 380 ion in the trap was determined to be 5 ms.     

Investigation of bovine ubiquitin conformers separated by high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry: Cross section measurements using energy-loss experiments with a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer

High-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) was used to separate gas-phase conformers of bovine ubiquitin produced by electrospray ionization. These conformers were sampled by a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer where energy-loss experiments, following the work of Douglas and co-workers, were used to determine their cross sections. The measured cross sections for some conformers were readily altered by the voltages applied to the interface ion optics, therefore very gentle mass spectrometer interface conditions were required to preserve gas-phase conformers separated by FAIMS. Cross sections for 19 conformers (charge states +5 through +13) were measured. Two conformers for the +12 charge state, which were readily separated in FAIMS, were found to have similar cross sections. Based on a method to calibrate the collision gas thickness, the cross sections measured using the FAIMS/energy-loss method were compared with literature values determined using drift tube ion mobility spectrometry. The comparison illustrated that the conformers of bovine ubiquitin that were identified using drift tube ion mobility spectrometry were also observed using the FAIMS device.     

Separation of o-, m- and p-phthalic acids by high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) using mixed carrier gases

Baseline separation of the three isomers of phthalic acid was achieved in a mixed gas system containing a 95 : 5 mixture of N(2) and CO(2), even though the acids could not be distinguished by high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) when either pure N(2) or pure CO(2) was used as the carrier gas. Pseudomolecular anions of o-, m- and p-phthalic acids were generated by electrospray ionization and detected, following separation by FAIMS, using a quadrupole mass spectrometer. Addition of small amounts of CO(2) to an N(2) carrier gas also caused the compensation voltages to increase by as much as 12 V, accompanied by 2-7-fold improvements in the measured ion current and dramatic reductions in both adduct ion formation and parent ion fragmentation. Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Behaviour of tetraalkylammonium ions in high‐field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry

High‐field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) is an ion‐filtering technique recently adapted for use with liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) to remove interferences during analysis of complex matrices. This is the first systematic study of a series of singly charged tetraalkylammonium ions by FAIMS‐MS. The compensation voltage (CV) is the DC offset of the waveform which permits the ion to emerge from FAIMS and it was determined for each member of the series under various conditions. The electrospray ionization conditions explored included spray voltage, vaporizer temperature, and sheath and auxiliary gas pressure. The FAIMS conditions explored included carrier gas flow rate, electrode temperature and composition of the carrier gas. Optimum desolvation was achieved using sufficient carrier gas (flow rate ≥2 L/min) to ensure stable response. Low‐mass ions (m/z 100–200) are more susceptible to changes in electrode temperature and gas composition than high mass ions (m/z 200–700). As a result of this study, ions are reliably analyzed using standard FAIMS conditions (dispersion voltage ?5000 V, carrier gas flow rate 3 L/min, 50% helium/50%nitrogen, inner electrode temperature 70°C and outer electrode temperature 90°C). Variation of FAIMS conditions may be of great use for the separation of very low mass tetraalkylammonium (TAA) ions from other TAA ions. The FAIMS conditions do not appear to have a major effect on higher mass ions. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Peak deconvolution in high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) to characterize macromolecular conformations

Protonated poly(ethylene glycol), produced by electrospray ionization (ESI), with molecular weights ranging from 0.3 to 5 kDa and charge states from 1+ to 7+ were characterized using high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS). Results for all but some of the 3+ and 4+ charge states are consistent with a single gas-phase conformer or family of unresolved conformers for each of these charge states. The FAIMS compensation voltage scans resulted in peaks that could be accurately fit with a single Gaussian for each peak. The peak widths increase linearly with compensation voltage for maximum ion transmission but do not depend on m/z or molecular weight. Fitting parameters obtained from the poly(ethylene glycol) data were used to analyze conformations of oxidized and reduced lysozyme formed from different solutions. For oxidized lysozyme formed from a buffered aqueous solution, a single conformer (or group of unresolved conformers) was observed for the 7+ and 8+ charge states. Two conformers were observed for the 9+ and 10+ charge states formed from more denaturing solutions. Data for the fully reduced form indicate the existence of up to three different conformers for each charge state produced directly by ESI and a general progression from a more extended to a more folded structure with decreasing charge state. These results are consistent with those obtained previously by proton-transfer reactivity and drift tube ion mobility experiments, although more conformers were identified for the fully reduced form of lysozyme using FAIMS.