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.     

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.     

新型离子迁移谱技术应用于乳品中三聚氰胺的检测

利用FAIMS(强场非对称波形离子迁移谱)芯片搭建的检测设备,成功实现了对牛奶和奶粉中三聚氰胺的检测。通过金属扩散管和顶空进样装置,以空气为载气,将加热挥发的样品送入检测核心,得到相应的信号,并通过软件转化为对应的谱图;对比含有三聚氰胺的样品和纯样品的谱图,可确定三聚氰胺在谱图上的位置。该设备对不同浓度样品检测结果显示,其精密度低于液相色谱-质谱联用仪,检测信号值与浓度成高度正相关。利用含三聚氰胺样品对设备样机进行量值刻度,在软件中设置报警浓度,实现对乳品中三聚氰胺的快速检测。     

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.     

新型离子迁移谱技术应用于乳品中三聚氰胺的检测

本研究利用FAIMS（强场非对称波形离子迁移谱）芯片搭建的检测设备,成功实现了对牛奶和奶粉中三聚氰胺的检测。通过金属扩散管和顶空进样装置,以空气为载气,将加热挥发的样品送入检测核心,得到相应的信号,并通过软件转化为对应的谱图;对比含有三聚氰胺的样品和纯样品的谱图,可确定三聚氰胺在谱图上的位置。该设备对不同浓度样品检测结果显示,其精密度低于液相色谱-质谱联用仪,检测信号值与浓度成高度正相关。利用含三聚氰胺样品对设备样机进行量值刻度,在软件中设置报警浓度,实现对乳品中三聚氰胺的快速检测。     

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...     

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。     

一种微型FAIMS传感器芯片的研制

基于微机电系统(MEMS)技术,研制了一种微型高场非对称波形离子迁移谱(FAIMS)传感器芯片.芯片尺寸为18.8mm×12.4mm×1.2mm,由离子化区、迁移区、离子检测区组成.采用真空紫外灯离子源在大气压环境下对样品进行离子化,经过离子化区中聚焦电极的电场作用,实现离子在进入迁移区之前的聚焦,提高离子信号的强度.通过在上下玻璃上溅射Au/Cr(300nm/30nm)金属,并与厚度为200μm、采用感应耦合等离子体(ICP)工艺刻蚀的硅片键合,形成迁移区的矩形通道,尺寸为10mm×5mm×0.2mm.离子检测区为三排直径200μm、间距100μm交错排列的圆柱阵列式微法拉第筒,能同时检测正负离子.采用频率为2MHz,最大电压为364V,占空比为30%的高场非对称方波电压进行FAIMS芯片实验.以丙酮和甲苯为实验样品,载气流速80L·h-1,补偿电压从-10V到3V以0.1V的步长进行扫描,得到了丙酮和甲苯的FAIMS谱图,验证了FAIMS芯片的性能.丙酮和甲苯的FAIMS-MS实验进一步表明FAIMS系统实现了离子分离和过滤功能.     

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。     

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。     

Comprehensive theoretical analysis and experimental exploration of ultrafast microchip‐based high‐field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) technique

High‐field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) has become an efficient technique for separation and characterization of gas‐phase ions at ambient pressure, which utilizes the mobility differences of ions at high and low fields. Micro FAIMS devices made by micro‐electromechanical system technology have small gaps of the channels, high electric field and good installation precision, as thus they have received great attentions. However, the disadvantage of relatively low resolution limits their applications in some areas. In this study, theoretical analysis and experimental exploration were carried out to overcome the disadvantage. Multiple scans, characteristic decline curves of ion transmission and pattern recognitions were proposed to improve the performance of the microchip‐based FAIMS. The results showed that although micro FAIMS instruments as a standalone chemical analyzer suffer from low resolution, by using one or more of the methods proposed, they can identify chemicals precisely and provide quantitative analysis with low detection limit in some applications. Copyright © 2015 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.     

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.     

FAIMS operation for realistic gas flow profile and asymmetric waveforms including electronic noise and ripple

The use of field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) has rapidly grown with the advent of commercial FAIMS systems coupled to mass spectrometry. However, many fundamental aspects of FAIMS remain obscure, hindering its technological improvement and expansion of analytical utility. Recently, we developed a comprehensive numerical simulation approach to FAIMS that can handle any device geometry and operating conditions. The formalism was originally set up in one dimension for a uniform gas flow and limited to ideal asymmetric voltage waveforms. Here we extend the model to account for a realistic gas flow velocity distribution in the analytical gap, axial ion diffusion, and waveform imperfections (e.g., noise and ripple). The nonuniformity of the gas flow velocity profile has only a minor effect, slightly improving resolution. Waveform perturbations are significant even at very low levels, in some cases approximately 0.01% of the nominal voltage. These perturbations always improve resolution and decrease sensitivity, a trade-off controllable by variation of noise or ripple amplitude. This trade-off is physically inferior to that obtained by adjusting the gap width and/or asymmetric waveform frequency. However, the disadvantage is negligible when the perturbation period is much shorter than the residence time in FAIMS, and ripple adjustment appears to offer a practical method for modifying FAIMS resolution.     

Online nanoelectrospray/high‐field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry as a potential tool for discovery pharmaceutical bioanalysis

Nanoelectrospray ionization (nESI) coupled online with high‐field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) for small molecule analysis in a discovery pharmaceutical setting was examined. A conventional capillary pump, autosampler and nESI source were used to introduce samples directly into the FAIMS device. The FAIMS device was used to separate gas‐phase ions on a timescale that was compatible with the mass spectrometer. The capability of the nESI‐FAIMS combination to efficiently remove metabolite interferences from the parent drug, and reduce ion suppression effects, was demonstrated. On average, 85% of the signal intensity obtained from a neat sample was preserved in the extracted plasma samples. Standard curves were prepared for several compounds. Linearity was obtained over approximately 3 to 4 orders of magnitude. Comparison of results from nESI‐FAIMS with those from conventional LC/MS for a mouse pharmacokinetic study yielded concentration values differing by no more than 30%. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Elimination of the helium requirement in high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS): beneficial effects of decreasing the analyzer gap width on peptide analysis

Cylindrical geometry high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) focuses and separates gas-phase ions at atmospheric pressure and room (or elevated) temperature. Addition of helium to a nitrogen-based separation medium offers significant advantages for FAIMS including improved resolution, selectivity and sensitivity. Aside from gas composition, ion transmission through FAIMS is governed by electric field strength (E/N) that is determined by the applied voltage, the analyzer gap width, atmospheric pressure and electrode temperature. In this study, the analyzer width of a cylindrical FAIMS device is varied from 2.5 to 1.25 mm to achieve average electric field strengths as high as 187.5 Townsend (Td). At these electric fields, the performance of FAIMS in an N(2) environment is dramatically improved over a commercial system that uses an analyzer width of 2.5 mm in 1:1 N(2) /He. At fields of 162 Td using electrodes at room temperature, the average effective temperature for the [M+2H](2+) ion of angiotensin II reaches 365 K. This has a dramatic impact on the curtain gas flow rate, resulting in lower optimum flows and reduced turbulence in the ion inlet. The use of narrow analyzer widths in a N(2) carrier gas offers previously unattainable baseline resolution of the [M+2H](2+) and [M+3H](3+) ions of angiotensin II. Comparisons of absolute ion current with FAIMS to conventional electrospray ionization (ESI) are as high as 77% with FAIMS versus standard ESI-MS.     

Feasibility of higher-order differential ion mobility separations using new asymmetric waveforms

Technologies for separating and characterizing ions based on their transport properties in gases have been around for three decades. The early method of ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) distinguished ions by absolute mobility that depends on the collision cross section with buffer gas atoms. The more recent technique of field asymmetric waveform IMS (FAIMS) measures the difference between mobilities at high and low electric fields. Coupling IMS and FAIMS to soft ionization sources and mass spectrometry (MS) has greatly expanded their utility, enabling new applications in biomedical and nanomaterials research. Here, we show that time-dependent electric fields comprising more than two intensity levels could, in principle, effect an infinite number of distinct differential separations based on the higher-order terms of expression for ion mobility. These analyses could employ the hardware and operational procedures similar to those utilized in FAIMS. Methods up to the 4th or 5th order (where conventional IMS is 1st order and FAIMS is 2nd order) should be practical at field intensities accessible in ambient air, with still higher orders potentially achievable in insulating gases. Available experimental data suggest that higher-order separations should be largely orthogonal to each other and to FAIMS, IMS, and MS.     

Precise determination of nonlinear function of ion mobility for explosives and drugs at high electric fields for microchip FAIMS

High‐field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) separates ions by utilizing the characteristics of nonlinear ion mobility at high and low electric fields. Accurate ion discrimination depends on the precise solution of nonlinear relationships and is essential for accurate identification of ion species for applications. So far, all the nonlinear relationships of ion mobility obtained are based at low electric fields (E/N <65 Td). Microchip FAIMS (μ‐FAIMS) with small dimensions has high electric field up to E/N = 250 Td, making the approximation methods and conclusions for nonlinear relationships inappropriate for these systems. In this paper, we deduced nonlinear functions based on the first principle and a general model. Furthermore we considered the hydrodynamics of gas flow through microchannels. We then calculated the specific alpha coefficients for cocaine, morphine, HMX, TNT and RDX, respectively, based on their FAIMS spectra measured by μ‐FAIMS system at ultra‐high fields up to 250 Td. The results show that there is no difference in nonlinear alpha functions obtained by the approximation and new method at low field (<120 Td), but the error induced by using approximation method increases monotonically with the increase in field, and could be as much as 30% at a field of 250 Td. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.