Abstract:Ambient mass spectrometry has emerged as a significant tool to facilitate forensicin vestigation considering its well-known advantages of rapid, direct, nondestructive, high-throughput detection of a broad range of raw samples, as well as its potential capability of miniaturization and automation. New mass spectrometry technologies include more versatile ionization sources, allowing the next generation of instrumentation to be more multipurpose and adaptable to the needs of the discipline. This review assesses and highlights forensic applications of ambient mass spectrometry. In addition, the instrumentation and principles of some popular and promising ambient ionization techniques are summarized.

Keywords: Ambient ionization; Mass spectrometry; Forensic analysis

2015-10-Lijun Xie-Ann. Forensic Res. Anal.pdf