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Warren CG, Dasgupta PK. Liquid phase detection in the miniature scale. Microfluidic and capillary scale measurement and separation systems. A tutorial review. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1305:342507. [PMID: 38677834 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.342507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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Microfluidic and capillary devices are increasingly being used in analytical applications while their overall size keeps decreasing. Detection sensitivity for these microdevices gains more importance as device sizes and consequently, sample volumes, decrease. This paper reviews optical, electrochemical, electrical, and mass spectrometric detection methods that are applicable to capillary scale and microfluidic devices, with brief introduction to the principles in each case. Much of this is considered in the context of separations. We do consider theoretical aspects of separations by open tubular liquid chromatography, arguably the most potentially fertile area of separations that has been left fallow largely because of lack of scale-appropriate detection methods. We also examine the theoretical basis of zone electrophoretic separations. Optical detection methods discussed include UV/Vis absorbance, fluorescence, chemiluminescence and refractometry. Amperometry is essentially the only electrochemical detection method used in microsystems. Suppressed conductance and especially contactless conductivity (admittance) detection are in wide use for the detection of ionic analytes. Microfluidic devices, integrated to various mass spectrometers, including ESI-MS, APCI-MS, and MALDI-MS are discussed. We consider the advantages and disadvantages of each detection method and compare the best reported limits of detection in as uniform a format as the available information allows. While this review pays more attention to recent developments, our primary focus has been on the novelty and ingenuity of the approach, regardless of when it was first proposed, as long as it can be potentially relevant to miniature platforms.
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- Cable G Warren
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 76019-0065, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 76019-0065, United States.
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Chantipmanee N, Xu Y. Toward nanofluidics‐based mass spectrometry for exploring the unknown complex and heterogenous subcellular worlds. VIEW 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/viw.20220036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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- Nattapong Chantipmanee
- Department of Chemical Engineering Graduate School of Engineering Osaka Metropolitan University Sakai Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Graduate School of Engineering Osaka Metropolitan University Sakai Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) PRESTO Kawaguchi Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) CREST Kawaguchi Japan
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Liu Y, Xu F, Wu F, Wang H, Liang Z, Ding CF. Chiral distinction of phenyl-substituted ethanediol enantiomers by measuring the ion mobility of their ternary complexes. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Zhou L, Zhang Q, Xu X, Huo X, Zhou Q, Wang X, Yu Q. Fabricating an Electrospray Ionization Chip Based on Induced Polarization and Liquid Splitting. MICROMACHINES 2021; 12:mi12091034. [PMID: 34577678 PMCID: PMC8472801 DOI: 10.3390/mi12091034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The coupling of the microfluidic chip to mass spectrometry (MS) has attracted considerable attention in the area of chemical and biological analysis. The most commonly used ionization technique in the chip–MS system is electrospray ionization (ESI). Traditional chip-based ESI devices mainly employ direct electrical contact between the electrode and the spray solvent. In this study, a microchip ESI source based on a novel polarization-splitting approach was developed. Specifically, the droplet in the microchannel is first polarized by the electric field and then split into two sub-droplets. In this process, the charge generated by polarization is retained in the liquid, resulting in the generation of two charged droplets with opposite polarities. Finally, when these charged droplets reach the emitter, the electrospray process is initiated and both positive and negative ions are formed from the same solution. Preliminary experimental results indicate that the coupling of this polarization-splitting ESI (PS-ESI) chip with a mass spectrometer enables conventional ESI-MS analysis of various analytes.
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- Lvhan Zhou
- Open FIESTA, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China;
- Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; (Q.Z.); (X.X.); (Q.Z.)
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- Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; (Q.Z.); (X.X.); (Q.Z.)
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- Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; (Q.Z.); (X.X.); (Q.Z.)
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- Division of Life Science & Health, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China;
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- Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; (Q.Z.); (X.X.); (Q.Z.)
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- Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; (Q.Z.); (X.X.); (Q.Z.)
- Correspondence: (X.W.); (Q.Y.)
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- Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; (Q.Z.); (X.X.); (Q.Z.)
- Correspondence: (X.W.); (Q.Y.)
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Cell analysis is of great significance for the exploration of human diseases and health. However, there are not many techniques for high-throughput cell analysis in the simulated cell microenvironment. The high designability of the microfluidic chip enables multiple kinds of cells to be co-cultured on the chip, with other functions such as sample preprocessing and cell manipulation. Mass spectrometry (MS) can detect a large number of biomolecules without labelling. Therefore, the application of the microfluidic chip coupled with MS has represented a major branch of cell analysis over the past decades. Here, we concisely introduce various microfluidic devices coupled with MS used for cell analysis. The main functions of microfluidic devices are described first, followed by introductions of different interfaces with different types of MS. Then, their various applications in cell analysis are highlighted, with an emphasis on cell metabolism, drug screening, and signal transduction. Current limitations and prospective trends of microfluidics coupled with MS are discussed at the end.
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- Wanling Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University
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Tang H, Yu Q, Qian X, Ni K, Wang X. Fabricating and Characterizing the Microfluidic Solid Phase Extraction Module Coupling with Integrated ESI Emitters. MICROMACHINES 2018; 9:mi9050212. [PMID: 30424145 PMCID: PMC6187664 DOI: 10.3390/mi9050212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Microfluidic chips coupling with mass spectrometry (MS) will be of great significance to the development of relevant instruments involving chemical and bio-chemical analysis, drug detection, food and environmental applications and so on. In our previous works, we proposed two types of microfluidic electrospray ionization (ESI) chip coupling with MS: the two-phase flow focusing (FF) ESI microfluidic chip and the corner-integrated ESI emitter, respectively. However the pretreatment module integrated with these ESI emitters is still a challenging problem. In this paper, we concentrated on integrating the solid phase micro-extraction (SPME) module with our previous proposed on-chip ESI emitters; the fabrication processes of such SPME module are fully compatible with our previous proposed ESI emitters based on the multi-layer soft lithography. We optimized the structure of the integrated chip and characterized its performance using standard samples. Furthermore, we verified its abilities of salt removal, extraction of multiple analytes and separation through on-chip elution using mimic biological urine spiked with different drugs. The results indicated that our proposed integrated module with ESI emitters is practical and effective for real biological sample pretreatment and MS detection.
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- Hangbin Tang
- Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
- The State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Xilong Yuan
- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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McQuitty RJ, Unterkofler S, Euser TG, Russell PSJ, Sadler PJ. Rapid screening of photoactivatable metallodrugs: photonic crystal fibre microflow reactor coupled to ESI mass spectrometry. RSC Adv 2017; 7:37340-37348. [PMID: 29308187 PMCID: PMC5735366 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra06735f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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We explore the efficacy of a hyphenated photonic crystal fibre microflow reactor – high-resolution mass spectrometer system as a method for screening the activity of potential new photoactivatable drugs.
We explore the efficacy of a hyphenated photonic crystal fibre microflow reactor – high-resolution mass spectrometer system as a method for screening the activity of potential new photoactivatable drugs. The use of light to activate drugs is an area of current development as it offers the possibility of reduced side effects due to improved spatial and temporal targeting and novel mechanisms of anticancer activity. The di-nuclear ruthenium complex [{(η6-indan)RuCl}2(μ-2,3-dpp)](PF6)2, previously studied by Magennis et al. (Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 5059) is used as a model drug to compare the system to standard irradiation techniques. The photodecomposition pathways using blue light radiation are the same for PCF and conventional cuvette methods. Reactions in the presence of small biomolecules 5′-guanosine monophosphate (5′-GMP), 5′-adenosine monophosphate (5′-AMP), l-cysteine (l-Cys) and glutathione (γ-l-glutamyl-l-cysteinyl-glycine, GSH) were studied. The complex was found to bind to nucleobases in the dark and this binding increased upon irradiation with 488 nm light, forming the adducts [(η6-indan)Ru2(μ-2,3-dpp) + 5′-GMP]2+ and [(η6-indan)Ru + (5′-AMP)]+. These findings are consistent with studies using conventional methods. The dinuclear complex also binds strongly to GSH after irradiation, a possible explanation for its lack of potency in cell line testing. The use of the PCF-MS system dramatically reduced the sample volume required and reduced the irradiation time by four orders of magnitude from 14 hours to 12 seconds. However, the reduced sample volume also results in a reduced MS signal intensity. The dead time of the combined system is 15 min, limited by the intrinsic dead volume of the HR-MS.
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- Ruth J McQuitty
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV7 4AL, UK.
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- Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Staudtstrasse 2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Staudtstrasse 2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany. .,NanoPhotonics Group, Cavendish Laboratory, J J Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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- Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Staudtstrasse 2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV7 4AL, UK.
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Microfluidic systems are developing in application and importance in many aspects of chemistry. This short review aims to provide a simple introduction to some of the concepts and instrumentation involved in this field. In particular, a number of systems for reactions, detections and analysis that have arisen from the research of our group are illustrated.
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Three-Dimensional Electro-Sonic Flow Focusing Ionization Microfluidic Chip for Mass Spectrometry. MICROMACHINES 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/mi6121463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Feng X, Liu BF, Li J, Liu X. Advances in coupling microfluidic chips to mass spectrometry. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2015; 34:535-57. [PMID: 24399782 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Revised: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Microfluidic technology has shown advantages of low sample consumption, reduced analysis time, high throughput, and potential for integration and automation. Coupling microfluidic chips to mass spectrometry (Chip-MS) can greatly improve the overall analytical performance of MS-based approaches and expand their potential applications. In this article, we review the advances of Chip-MS in the past decade, covering innovations in microchip fabrication, microchips coupled to electrospray ionization (ESI)-MS and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)-MS. Development of integrated microfluidic systems for automated MS analysis will be further documented, as well as recent applications of Chip-MS in proteomics, metabolomics, cell analysis, and clinical diagnosis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Chromatography, Liquid/instrumentation
- Chromatography, Liquid/methods
- Electrophoresis, Microchip/instrumentation
- Electrophoresis, Microchip/methods
- Equipment Design
- Humans
- Lab-On-A-Chip Devices
- Lipids/analysis
- Metabolomics/instrumentation
- Metabolomics/methods
- Polysaccharides/analysis
- Proteins/analysis
- Proteomics/instrumentation
- Proteomics/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/instrumentation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/instrumentation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods
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- Xiaojun Feng
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Human Health Therapeutics, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Ríos Á, Zougagh M. Modern qualitative analysis by miniaturized and microfluidic systems. Trends Analyt Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2015.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Safavieh M, Ahmed MU, Sokullu E, Ng A, Braescu L, Zourob M. A simple cassette as point-of-care diagnostic device for naked-eye colorimetric bacteria detection. Analyst 2014; 139:482-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c3an01859h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Gao D, Liu H, Jiang Y, Lin JM. Recent advances in microfluidics combined with mass spectrometry: technologies and applications. LAB ON A CHIP 2013; 13:3309-22. [PMID: 23824006 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc50449b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Instrument miniaturization is one of the critical issues to improve sensitivity, speed, throughput, and to reduce the cost of analysis. Microfluidics possesses the ability to handle small sample amounts, with minimal concerns related to sample loss and cross-contamination, problems typical for standard fluidic manipulations. Moreover, the native properties of microfluidics provide the potential for high-density, parallel sample processing, and high-throughput analysis. Recently, the coupling of microfluidic devices to mass spectrometry, especially electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI), has attracted an increasing interest and produced tremendous achievements. The interfaces between microfluidics and mass spectrometry are one of the primary focused problems. In this review, we summarize the latest achievements since 2008 in the field of the technologies and applications in the combining of microfluidics with ESI-MS and MALDI-MS. The integration of several analytical functions on a microfluidic device such as sample pretreatment and separations before sample introduction into the mass spectrometer is also discussed.
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- Dan Gao
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Poboży E, Filaber M, Koc A, Garcia-Reyes JF. Application of capillary electrophoretic chips in protein profiling of plant extracts for identification of genetic modifications of maize. Electrophoresis 2013; 34:2740-53. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Revised: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Ewa Poboży
- Department of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; Warsaw; Poland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; Warsaw; Poland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; Warsaw; Poland
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- Analytical Chemistry Research Group, Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry; University of Jaén; Jaén; Spain
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Hua Y, Jemere AB, Dragoljic J, Harrison DJ. Multiplexed electrokinetic sample fractionation, preconcentration and elution for proteomics. LAB ON A CHIP 2013; 13:2651-9. [PMID: 23712291 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc50401h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Both 6 and 8-channel integrated microfluidic sample pretreatment devices capable of performing "in space" sample fractionation, collection, preconcentration and elution of captured analytes via sheath flow assisted electrokinetic pumping are described. Coatings and monolithic polymer beds were developed for the glass devices to provide cationic surface charge and anodal electroosmotic flow for delivery to an electrospray emitter tip. A mixed cationic ([2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl] trimethylammonium chloride) (META) and hydrophobic butyl methacrylate-based monolithic porous polymer, photopolymerized in the 6- or 8-fractionation channels, was used to capture and preconcentrate samples. A 0.45 wt% META loaded bed generated comparable anodic electroosmotic flow to the cationic polymer PolyE-323 coated channel segments in the device. The balanced electroosmotic flow allowed stable electrokinetic sheath flow to prevent cross contamination of separated protein fractions, while reducing protein/peptide adsorption on the channel walls. Sequential elution of analytes trapped in the SPE beds revealed that the monolithic columns could be efficiently used to provide sheath flow during elution of analytes, as demonstrated for neutral carboxy SNARF (residual signal, 0.08% RSD, n = 40) and charged fluorescein (residual signal, 2.5% n = 40). Elution from monolithic columns showed reproducible performance with peak area reproducibility of ~8% (n = 6 columns) in a single sequential elution and the run-to-run reproducibility was 2.4-6.7% RSD (n = 4) for elution from the same bed. The demonstrated ability of this device design and operation to elute from multiple fractionation beds into a single exit channel for sample analysis by fluorescence or electrospray mass spectrometry is a crucial component of an integrated fractionation and assay system for proteomics.
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- Yujuan Hua
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G2
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Luong J, Nazarov E, Gras R, Shellie RA, Cortes HJ. Resistively heated temperature programmable silicon micromachined gas chromatography with differential mobility spectrometry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s12127-012-0105-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Unterkofler S, McQuitty RJ, Euser TG, Farrer NJ, Sadler PJ, Russell PSJ. Microfluidic integration of photonic crystal fibers for online photochemical reaction analysis. OPTICS LETTERS 2012; 37:1952-1954. [PMID: 22660084 DOI: 10.1364/ol.37.001952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Liquid-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fibers (HC-PCFs) are perfect optofluidic channels, uniquely providing low-loss optical guidance in a liquid medium. As a result, the overlap of the dissolved specimen and the intense light field in the micronsized core is increased manyfold compared to conventional bioanalytical techniques, facilitating highly-efficient photoactivation processes. Here we introduce a novel integrated analytical technology for photochemistry by microfluidic coupling of a HC-PCF nanoflow reactor to supplementary detection devices. Applying a continuous flow through the fiber, we deliver photochemical reaction products to a mass spectrometer in an online and hence rapid fashion, which is highly advantageous over conventional cuvette-based approaches.
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- S Unterkofler
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Guenther-Scharowsky-Str. 1/Bldg. 24, Erlangen, Germany.
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Sutarlie L, Yang KL. Monitoring spatial distribution of ethanol in microfluidic channels by using a thin layer of cholesteric liquid crystal. LAB ON A CHIP 2011; 11:4093-4098. [PMID: 22030694 DOI: 10.1039/c1lc20460b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Monitoring spatial distribution of chemicals in microfluidic devices by using traditional sensors is a challenging task. In this paper, we report utilization of a thin layer of cholesteric liquid crystal for monitoring ethanol inside microfluidic channels. This thin layer can be either a polymer dispersed cholesteric liquid crystal (PDCLC) layer or a free cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) layer separated from the microfluidic device by using a thin film of PDMS. They both show visible colorimetric responses to 4% of ethanol solution inside the microfluidic channels. Moreover, the spatial distribution of ethanol inside the microfluidic channel can be reflected as a color map on the CLC sensing layers. By using this device, we successfully detected ethanol produced from fermentation taking place inside the microfluidic channel. These microfluidic channels with embedded PDCLC or embedded CLC offer a new sensing solution for monitoring volatile organic compounds in microfluidic devices.
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- Laura Sutarlie
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Sun X, Kelly RT, Tang K, Smith RD. Membrane-based emitter for coupling microfluidics with ultrasensitive nanoelectrospray ionization-mass spectrometry. Anal Chem 2011; 83:5797-803. [PMID: 21657269 PMCID: PMC3139426 DOI: 10.1021/ac200960h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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An integrated poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) membrane-based microfluidic emitter for high-performance nanoelectrospray ionization mass spectrometry has been fabricated and evaluated. The ∼100-μm-thick emitter was created by cutting a PDMS membrane that protrudes beyond the bulk substrate. The reduced surface area at the emitter enhances the electric field and reduces wetting of the surface by the electrospray solvent. As such, the emitter enables highly stable electrosprays at flow rates as low as 10 nL/min and is compatible with electrospray solvents containing a large organic component (e.g., 90% methanol). This approach enables facile emitter construction and provides excellent stability, reproducibility, and sensitivity as well as compatibility with multilayer soft lithography.
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- Xuefei Sun
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352
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On-chip solid phase extraction and enzyme digestion using cationic PolyE-323 coatings and porous polymer monoliths coupled to electrospray mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:4039-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Revised: 04/10/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wang C, Jemere AB, Harrison DJ. Multifunctional protein processing chip with integrated digestion, solid-phase extraction, separation and electrospray. Electrophoresis 2010; 31:3703-10. [PMID: 20967777 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2010] [Revised: 07/16/2010] [Accepted: 07/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We describe a microfluidic device in which integrated tryptic digestion, SPE, CE separation and electrospray ionization for MS are performed. The chip comprised of 10 × 30 μm channels for CE, and two serially connected 150 μm deep, 800 μm wide channels packed with 40 to 60 μm diameter beads, loaded with either immobilized trypsin, reversed-phase packing or both. On-chip digestion of cytochrome c using the trypsin bed showed complete consumption of the protein in 3 min, in contrast to the 2 h required for conventional solution phase tryptic digestion. SPE of 0.25 μg/mL solutions of the peptides leu-enkephalin, angiotensin II and LHRH gave concentration enhancements in the range of 4.4-12, for a ten times nominal volume ratio. A 100 nM cytochrome c sample concentrated 13.3 times on-chip gave a sequence coverage of 85.6%, with recovery values ranging from 41.2 to 106%. The same sample run without SPE showed only five fragment peaks and a sequence coverage of 41.3%. When both on-chip digestion and SPE (13.3 volume ratio concentration enhancement) were performed on 200 nM cytochrome c samples, a sequence coverage of 76.0% and recovery values of 21-105% were observed. Performing on-chip digestion alone on the same sample gave only one significant fragment peak. The above digestion/peptide concentration step was compared to on-chip protein concentration by SPE followed by on-chip digestion with solution phase trypsin. Both procedures gave similar recovery results; however, much larger trypsin autodigestion interference in the latter approach was apparent.
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- Can Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Svobodová J, Mathur S, Muck A, Letzel T, Svatoš A. Microchip-ESI-MS determination of dissociation constant of the lysozyme-NAG3 complex. Electrophoresis 2010; 31:2680-5. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Konermann L, Stocks BB, Pan Y, Tong X. Mass spectrometry combined with oxidative labeling for exploring protein structure and folding. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2010; 29:651-667. [PMID: 19672951 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This review discusses various mass spectrometry (MS)-based approaches for exploring structural aspects of proteins in solution. Electrospray ionization (ESI)-MS, in particular, has found fascinating applications in this area. For example, when used in conjunction with solution-phase hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX), ESI-MS is a highly sensitive tool for probing conformational dynamics. The main focus of this article is a technique that is complementary to HDX, that is, the covalent labeling of proteins by hydroxyl radicals. The reactivity of individual amino acid side chains with *OH is strongly affected by their degree of solvent exposure. Thus, analysis of the oxidative labeling pattern by peptide mapping and tandem mass spectrometry provides detailed structural information. A convenient method for *OH production is the photolysis of H(2)O(2) by a pulsed UV laser, resulting in oxidative labeling on the microsecond time scale. Selected examples demonstrate the use of this technique for structural studies on membrane proteins, and the combination with rapid mixing devices for characterizing the properties of short-lived protein (un)folding intermediates.
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- Lars Konermann
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7.
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Sikanen T, Franssila S, Kauppila TJ, Kostiainen R, Kotiaho T, Ketola RA. Microchip technology in mass spectrometry. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2010; 29:351-391. [PMID: 19514079 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Microfabrication of analytical devices is currently of growing interest and many microfabricated instruments have also entered the field of mass spectrometry (MS). Various (atmospheric pressure) ion sources as well as mass analyzers have been developed exploiting microfabrication techniques. The most common approach thus far has been the miniaturization of the electrospray ion source and its integration with various separation and sampling units. Other ionization techniques, mainly atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and photoionization, have also been subject to miniaturization, though they have not attracted as much attention. Likewise, all common types of mass analyzers have been realized by microfabrication and, in most cases, successfully applied to MS analysis in conjunction with on-chip ionization. This review summarizes the latest achievements in the field of microfabricated ion sources and mass analyzers. Representative applications are reviewed focusing on the development of fully microfabricated systems where ion sources or analyzers are integrated with microfluidic separation devices or microfabricated pums and detectors, respectively. Also the main microfabrication methods, with their possibilities and constraints, are briefly discussed together with the most commonly used materials.
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- Tiina Sikanen
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Ehlert S, Trojer L, Vollmer M, van de Goor T, Tallarek U. Performance of HPLC/MS microchips in isocratic and gradient elution modes. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2010; 45:313-320. [PMID: 20209581 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We analyzed the chromatographic performance of particle-packed, all-polyimide high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS) microchips in terms of their hydraulic permeabilities and separation efficiency under isocratic and gradient elution conditions. The separation channels of the chips (with ca 50 microm x 75 microm trapezoidal cross-section and a length of 43 mm) were slurry packed with either 3.5 or 5 microm spherical porous C18-silica particles. A custom-built holder enveloped the chip during packing to prevent channel deformation and delamination from high pressures. It is shown that the packing conditions significantly impact the packing density of the HPLC/MS chips, which determines their performance in both, isocratic and gradient elution modes. Even with steep solvent gradients, peak shape and chromatographic resolution for the densely packed HPLC/MS chips are much improved. Our data show that the analytical power of the HPLC/MS chip is limited by the quality of the chromatographic separation.
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- Steffen Ehlert
- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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Gibson GTT, Mugo SM, Oleschuk RD. Nanoelectrospray emitters: trends and perspective. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2009; 28:918-936. [PMID: 19479726 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The benefits of electrospray ionization are many, including sensitivity, robustness, simplicity and the ability to couple continuous flow methods with mass spectrometry. The technique has seen further improvement by lowering flow rates to the nanoelectrospray regime (<1,000 nL/min), where sample consumption is minimized and sensitivity increases. The move to nanoelectrospray has required a shift in the design of the electrospray source which has mostly involved the emitter itself. The emitter has seen an evolution in architecture as the shape and geometry of the device have proved pivotal in the formation of sufficiently small droplets for sensitive MS detection at these flow rates. There is a clear movement toward the development of emitters that produce multiple Taylor cones. Such multielectrospray emitters have been shown to provide enhanced sensitivity and sample utilization. This article reviews the development of nanoelectrospray emitters, including factors such as geometry and the manner of applying voltage. Designs for emitters that take advantage of multielectrospray are emphasized.
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- Graham T T Gibson
- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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Lee J, Soper SA, Murray KK. Microfluidic chips for mass spectrometry-based proteomics. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2009; 44:579-93. [PMID: 19373851 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Microfluidic devices coupled to mass spectrometers have emerged as excellent tools for solving the complex analytical challenges associated with the field of proteomics. Current proteome identification procedures are accomplished through a series of steps that require many hours of labor-intensive work. Microfluidics can play an important role in proteomic sample preparation steps prior to mass spectral identification such as sample cleanup, digestion, and separations due to its ability to handle small sample quantities with the potential for high-throughput parallel analysis. To utilize microfluidic devices for proteomic analysis, an efficient interface between the microchip and the mass spectrometer is required. This tutorial provides an overview of the technologies and applications of microfluidic chips coupled to mass spectrometry for proteome analysis. Various approaches for combining microfluidic devices with electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) are summarized and applications of chip-based separations and digestion technologies to proteomic analysis are presented.
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- Jeonghoon Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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Interferences and contaminants encountered in modern mass spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 2008; 627:71-81. [PMID: 18790129 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2008.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 416] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2008] [Revised: 04/14/2008] [Accepted: 04/16/2008] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Cholera toxin subunit B detection in microfluidic devices. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 393:177-86. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2364-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2008] [Revised: 08/18/2008] [Accepted: 08/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Huh YS, Park TJ, Yang K, Lee EZ, Hong YK, Lee SY, Kim DH, Hong WH. Advanced cleanup process of the free-flow microfluidic device for protein analysis. Ultramicroscopy 2008; 108:1365-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2008.04.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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18 Coupling CE and microchip-based devices with mass spectrometry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s0149-6395(07)00018-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Koster S, Verpoorte E. A decade of microfluidic analysis coupled with electrospray mass spectrometry: an overview. LAB ON A CHIP 2007; 7:1394-1412. [PMID: 17960264 DOI: 10.1039/b709706a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This review presents a thorough overview covering the period 1997-2006 of microfluidic chips coupled to mass spectrometry through an electrospray interface. The different types of fabrication processes and materials used to fabricate these chips throughout this period are discussed. Three 'eras' of interfaces are clearly distinguished. The earliest approach involves spraying from the edge of a chip, while later devices either incorporate a standard fused-silica emitter inserted into the device or fully integrated emitters formed during chip fabrication. A summary of microfluidic-electrospray devices for performing separations and sample pretreatment steps before sample introduction into the mass spectrometer is also presented.
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- Sander Koster
- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Li FA, Wang CH, Her GR. A sheathless poly(methyl methacrylate) chip-CE/MS interface fabricated using a wire-assisted epoxy-fixing method. Electrophoresis 2007; 28:1265-73. [PMID: 17366484 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Using a wire-assisted epoxy-fixing method, a sheathless CE/MS interface on a poly-(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) CE chip has been developed. The sheathless chip-CE/MS interface utilized a tapered fused-silica tip and the electrical connection was achieved through a layered coating of conductive rubber. The wire-assisted method provided facile alignment of channels between the PMMA CE chip and an external capillary sprayer without the need for micromachining. Because the wire was in the channel during fixing, the risk of channel blockage by the epoxy was avoided. This chip CE device has minimal dead volume because the interstitial spaces were filled by a fast-fixing epoxy resin. The performance of the chip-CE-ESI-MS device was demonstrated with the analysis of peptide mixtures.
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- Fu-An Li
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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The field of microfluidics continues to offer great promise as an enabling technology for advanced analytical tools. For biomolecular analysis, there is often a critical need to couple on-chip microfluidic sample manipulation with back-end MS. Though interfacing microfluidics to MS has been most often reported through the use of direct ESI-MS, there are compelling reasons for coupling microfluidics to MALDI-MS as an alternative to ESI-MS for both online and offline analysis. The intent of this review is to provide a summary of recent developments in the integration of microfluidic systems with MALDI-MS, with an emphasis on applications in proteomics. Key points are summarized, followed by a review of relevant technologies and a discussion of outlook for the field.
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- Don L DeVoe
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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Yue GE, Roper MG, Balchunas C, Pulsipher A, Coon JJ, Shabanowitz J, Hunt DF, Landers JP, Ferrance JP. Protein digestion and phosphopeptide enrichment on a glass microchip. Anal Chim Acta 2006; 564:116-22. [PMID: 17723369 PMCID: PMC4631396 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2005.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2005] [Revised: 10/24/2005] [Accepted: 11/02/2005] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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This work describes an integrated glass microdevice for proteomics, which directly couples proteolysis with affinity selection. Initial results with standard phosphopeptide fragments from beta-casein in peptide mixtures showed selective capture of the phosphorylated fragments using immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) beads packed into a microchannel. Complete selectivity was seen with angiotensin, with capture of only the phosphorylated form. On-chip proteolysis, using immobilized trypsin beads packed into a separate channel, was directly coupled to the phosphopeptide capture and the integrated devices evaluated using beta-casein. Captured and eluted fragments were analyzed using both capillary electrophoresis (CE) and capillary liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (cLC/MS). The results show selective capture of only phosphopeptide fragments, but incomplete digestion of the protein was apparent from multiple peaks in the CE separations. The MS analysis indicated a capture bias on the IMAC column for the tetraphosphorylated peptide fragment over the monophosphorylated fragment. Application to digestion and capture of a serum fraction showed capture of material; however, non-specific binding was evident. Additional work will be required to fully optimize this system, but this work represents a novel sample preparation method, incorporating protein digestion on-line with affinity capture for proteomic applications.
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- Guihua Eileen Yue
- Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, McCormick Road, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
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Brivio M, Verboom W, Reinhoudt DN. Miniaturized continuous flow reaction vessels: influence on chemical reactions. LAB ON A CHIP 2006; 6:329-44. [PMID: 16511615 DOI: 10.1039/b510856j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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This review offers an overview of the relatively young research area of continuous flow lab-on-a-chip for synthetic applications. A short introduction on the basic aspects of lab-on-a-chip is given in the first part. Subsequently, the effects of downscaling reaction vessels as well as the advantages of the continuous flow microfluidic approach over conventional chemical laboratory batch methodologies are illustrated by a number of examples of organic reactions carried out in microfluidic devices. The last part deals with a key issue of the lab-on-a-chip approach, viz. the integration of the microreactor with the analytical instrumentation to achieve high-throughput reaction monitoring.
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- Monica Brivio
- Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Tuomikoski S, Sikanen T, Ketola RA, Kostiainen R, Kotiaho T, Franssila S. Fabrication of enclosed SU-8 tips for electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis 2005; 26:4691-702. [PMID: 16283694 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We describe a novel electrospray tip design for MS which is fabricated completely out of SU-8 photoepoxy. A three-layer SU-8 fabrication process provides fully enclosed channels and tips. The tip shape and alignment of all SU-8 layers is done lithographically and is therefore very accurate. Fabrication process enables easy integration of additional fluidic functions on the same chip. Separation channels can be made with exactly the same process. Fluidic inlets are made in SU-8 during the fabrication process and no drilling or other postprocessing is needed. Channels have been fabricated and tested in the size range of 10 microm x 10 microm-50 microm x 200 microm. Mass spectrometric performance of the tips has been demonstrated with both pressure-driven flow and EOF. SU-8 microtips have been shown to produce stable electrospray with EOF in a timescale of tens of minutes. With pressure driven flow stable spray is maintained for hours. Taylor cone was shown to be small in volume and well defined even with the largest channel cross section. The spray was also shown to be well directed with our tip design.
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- Santeri Tuomikoski
- Microelectronics Centre, Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland
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Brivio M, Oosterbroek RE, Verboom W, van den Berg A, Reinhoudt DN. Simple chip-based interfaces for on-line monitoring of supramolecular interactions by nano-ESI MS. LAB ON A CHIP 2005; 5:1111-22. [PMID: 16175268 DOI: 10.1039/b510534j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Two simple interfaces were designed and realized, enabling on-line coupling of microfluidics reactor chips to a nanoflow electrospray ionization (NESI) time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer (MS). The interfaces are based on two different approaches: a monolithically integrated design, in which ionization is assisted by on-chip gas nebulization, and a modular approach implying the use of commercially available Picospray tips. Using reserpine as a reference compound in a 1ratio1 mixture of acetonitrile and water revealed that both interfaces provide a remarkably stable mass spectrometric signal (standard deviations lower than 8% and 1% for the monolithic and modular approaches, respectively). Glass microreactors, containing mixing zones, were fabricated and coupled to the modular interface with perfluoroelastomer Nanoport fluidics connectors, providing a tool to study chemical reactions on-line. Investigation of the mixing dynamics showed that complete on-chip reagents mixing is achieved within a few tens of milliseconds. Metal-ligand interactions of Zn-porphyrin with pyridine (2), 4-ethylpyridine (3), 4-phenylpyridine (4), N-methylimidazole (5), and N-butylimidazole (6) in acetonitrile as well as host-guest complexations of beta-cyclodextrin (7) with N-(1-adamantyl)acetamide (8) or 4-tert-butylacetanilide (9) in water were studied by mass spectrometry using the modular NESI-chip interface. From on-chip dilution-based mass spectrometric titrations of Zn-porphyrin 1 with pyridine (2) or 4-phenylpyridine (4) in acetonitrile Ka-values of 4.6 +/- 0.4 x 10(3) M(-1) and 6.5 +/- 1.2 x 10(3) M(-1), respectively, were calculated. The Ka-values are about four times larger than those obtained with UV/vis spectroscopy in solution, probably due to a higher ionization efficiency of complexed compared to uncomplexed Zn-porphyrin. For the complexation of N-(1-adamantyl)acetamide (8) with beta-cyclodextrin (7), a Ka-value of 3.6 +/- 0.3 x 10(4) M(-1) was obtained, which is in good agreement with that determined by microcalorimetry.
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- Monica Brivio
- Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P. O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Sung WC, Makamba H, Chen SH. Chip-based microfluidic devices coupled with electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis 2005; 26:1783-91. [PMID: 15800960 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200410346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We present the current status of the development of microfluidic devices fabricated on different substrates for coupling with electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Until now, much success has been gained in fabricating the ESI chips, which show better performances due to miniaturization when compared with traditional methods. Integration of multiple steps for sample preparation and ESI sample introduction, however, remains a great challenge. This review covers the main technical development of electrospray device that were published from 1997 to 2004. This article does not attempt to be exclusive. Instead, it focuses on the publications that illustrated the breath of the development and applications of microchip devices for MS-based analysis.
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- Wang-Chou Sung
- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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Yang Y, Li C, Kameoka J, Lee KH, Craighead HG. A polymeric microchip with integrated tips and in situ polymerized monolith for electrospray mass spectrometry. LAB ON A CHIP 2005; 5:869-76. [PMID: 16027939 DOI: 10.1039/b503025k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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We describe the integration of a cyclo-olefin polymer based microchip with a sheathless capillary tip for electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). The microchip was fabricated by hot embossing and thermal bonding. Its design includes a side channel for adjusting the composition of the electrospray solution so that analytes in 100% water can be analyzed. The fused silica capillaries, used for sample introduction, and the electrospray tips for MS coupling were directly inserted into the microchannel before thermal bonding of the device. A microfabricated on-chip gold microelectrode was used to apply the electrospray voltage. Annealing the device after thermal bonding increased the pressure resistance of the microchip. The cross section of the microchannel was imaged by scanning electron microscopy to estimate the effects of the annealing step. The relationship between the applied electrospray voltages and MS signal was measured at different flow rates by coupling the device to an ion trap mass spectrometer. The performance of the microchip was evaluated by MS analysis of imipramine in ammonium acetate buffer solution by direct infusion. An alkylacrylate based monolith polymer bed for on-chip sample pretreatment and separation was polymerized in the microchannel and tested for ESI-MS applications.
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- Yanou Yang
- Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Yue GE, Roper MG, Jeffery ED, Easley CJ, Balchunas C, Landers JP, Ferrance JP. Glass microfluidic devices with thin membrane voltage junctions for electrospray mass spectrometry. LAB ON A CHIP 2005; 5:619-27. [PMID: 15915254 DOI: 10.1039/b502446c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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In this study a novel glass membrane was prepared for conducting high voltage (HV) to solution in the channel of a microfabricated device for generation of liquid electrospray. Taylor cone formation and mass spectra obtained from this microdevice confirmed the utility of the glass membrane, but voltage conduction through the membrane could not be successfully explained based solely on the conductivity of the glass itself. This novel method for developing a high-voltage interface for microdevices avoids direct metal/liquid contact eliminating bubble formation in the channel due to water hydrolysis on the surface of the metal. Further, this arrangement produces no dead volume as is often found with traditional liquid junctions. At the same time, preliminary investigations into the outlet design of glass microdevices for interfacing with electrospray mass spectrometry, was explored. Both the exit shape and the use of hydrophobic coatings at the channel exit of the microdevice electrospray interface were evaluated using standard proteins with results indicating the utility of this type of design after further optimization.
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- Guihua Eileen Yue
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 400319, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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Samyn B, Sergeant K, Castanheira P, Faro C, Van Beeumen J. A new method for C-terminal sequence analysis in the proteomic era. Nat Methods 2005; 2:193-200. [PMID: 15782188 DOI: 10.1038/nmeth738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2004] [Accepted: 01/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The overall study of post-translational modifications (PTMs) of proteins is gaining strong interest. Beside phosphorylation and glycosylation, truncations of the nascent polypeptide chain at the amino or carboxy terminus are by far the most common types of PTMs in proteins. In contrast to the analysis of phosphorylation and glycosylation sites, relatively little attention has been paid to the development of approaches for the systematic analysis of proteolytic processing events. Here we present a new mass spectrometry (MS)-based strategy that allows the identification of the C-terminal sequence of proteins. The method can be directly applied to proteins cleaved with cyanogen bromide (CNBr) and purified either by SDS-PAGE, by two-dimensional (2D) PAGE or in solution, and it therefore eliminates the need for specific isolation of the C-terminal peptide. Using Shewanella oneidensis as a model system, we have demonstrated that this approach can be used for C-terminal sequence analysis at a proteomic scale. We also applied the method to study the C-terminal proteolytic processing of procardosin A.
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- Bart Samyn
- Department of Biochemistry, Physiology and Microbiology, Laboratory of Protein Biochemistry and Protein Engineering, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Fabris D. Mass spectrometric approaches for the investigation of dynamic processes in condensed phase. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2005; 24:30-54. [PMID: 15389863 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Mass spectrometry (MS) offers many advantages over other established spectroscopic techniques employed for the investigation of processes in condensed phase. The sensitivity, specificity, and speed afforded by MS-based methods enable to obtain very valuable insights into the mechanism of complex dynamic processes. Off-line methods rely on quenching to halt the progress of the reaction of interest and allow for the implementation of a broad range of analytical procedures for sample fractionation, isolation, or desalting. On the contrary, on-line methods are designed to carry out the real-time monitoring of dynamic processes through a continuous uninterrupted analysis of reaction mixtures, with the only caveat that the sample solutions be directly amenable to the available ionization technique. The utilization of rapid mixing devices in direct connection with a mass spectrometer or included in off-line schemes provides access to the initial moments of a reaction, which can offer very important information about the reaction mechanism. This report summarizes the different off- and on-line strategies developed to study chemical and biochemical reactions in solution and obtain kinetic/mechanistic information. The merits of the various experimental designs, the characteristics of the different instrumental setups, and the factors affecting time resolution are discussed with the aid of specific examples, which highlight the contributions of MS to the different facets of the investigation of dynamic processes in condensed phase.
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- Daniele Fabris
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA.
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Mass spectrometry detection in capillary electrophoresis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0166-526x(05)45009-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Koerner T, Oleschuk RD. Porous polymer monolith assisted electrospray from a glass microdevice. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2005; 19:3279-86. [PMID: 16217844 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The coupling of a lab-on-a-chip microfluidic device to a nanoelectrospray ionization mass spectrometer has the potential to automate many routine analytical procedures and produce a powerful analytical tool. However, past coupling strategies have relied on complex manufacturing steps including drilling and etching the device to attach a capillary or building a nanospray emitter directly into the device. This study shows that a nanospray emitter can be easily fabricated using a porous polymer monolith (PPM) at the end of a glass microdevice. These devices are able to obtain a stable electrospray at a variety of flow rates (50-500 nL/min) but optimal results are obtained at lower flow rates (50-100 nL/min) compatible with electroosmotic flow processes. The PPM is photo-patterned so that it can be placed in any position within the channel of the device with no dead volume. The porous character and the hydrophobic nature of the PPM both aid in development of a stable electrospray process. Total ion current traces for the constant infusion of leucine-enkephalin and PPG show relative standard errors as low as 4%, and produce mass spectra with good signal-to-noise (S/N 43) from only 2 fmol of material. In addition, multiple experiments in a given day show good repeatability with variability as low as 13%, and the multiple flow paths inherent in the PPM limit sprayer clogging.
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- Terry Koerner
- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6
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- Fumihiko KITAGAWA
- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
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Roussel C, Dayon L, Lion N, Rohner TC, Josserand J, Rossier JS, Jensen H, Girault HH. Generation of mass tags by the inherent electrochemistry of electrospray for protein mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2004; 15:1767-1779. [PMID: 15589754 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2004.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2004] [Revised: 08/03/2004] [Accepted: 08/04/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present herein a review of our work on the on-line electrochemical generation of mass tags toward cysteine residues in peptides and proteins. Taking advantage of the inherent electrochemical nature of electrospray generated from a microfabricated microspray emitter, selective probes for cysteine were developed and tested for on-line nonquantitative mass tagging of peptides and proteins. The nonquantitative aspect of the covalent tagging thus allows direct counting of free cysteines in the mass spectrum of a biomolecule through additional adduct peaks. Several substituted hydroquinones were investigated in terms of electrochemical properties, and their usefulness for on-line mass tagging during microspray experiments were assessed with L-cysteine, peptides, and intact proteins. Complementarily, numerical simulations were performed to properly understand the respective roles of mass transport, kinetics of electrochemical-chemical reactions, and design of the microspray emitter in the mass tagging overall efficiency. Finally, the on-line electrochemical tagging of cysteine residues was applied to the analysis of tryptic peptides of purified model proteins for protein identification through peptide mass fingerprinting.
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- Christophe Roussel
- Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Physique et Analytique, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Konermann L. 2003 Fred Beamish Award Lecture Exploring the dynamics of biological systems by mass spectrometry. CAN J CHEM 2004. [DOI: 10.1139/v04-132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This review describes the use of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) in conjunction with on-line rapid mixing techniques. This combination, termed "time-resolved" ESI-MS, provides a powerful approach for studying solution-phase reactions on timescales as short as a few milliseconds. Of particular interest is the application of this technique for monitoring protein folding reactions. Time-resolved ESI-MS can provide detailed information on structural changes of the polypeptide chain, while at the same time probing the occurrence of noncovalent ligandprotein interactions. Especially when used in combination with hydrogendeuterium pulse labeling, these measurements yield valuable structural information on short-lived folding intermediates. Similar approaches can be used to monitor the dynamics of proteins under equilibrium conditions. Another important application of time-resolved ESI-MS are mechanistic studies on enzyme-catalyzed processes. These reactions can be monitored under presteady-state conditions, without requiring artificial chromophoric substrates or radioactive labeling. We also discuss the use of ESI-MS for monitoring noncovalent ligandprotein interactions by diffusion measurements. In contrast to conventional MS-based techniques, this approach does not rely on the preservation of noncovalent interactions in the gas phase. It appears that diffusion measurements by ESI-MS could become an interesting alternative to existing methods for the high throughput screening of compound libraries in the context of drug discovery.Key words: reaction intermediate, rapid mixing, kinetics, protein conformation, protein function.
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