Advances in microfabricated mass spectrometers

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2009 Jan;393(2):427-9. doi: 10.1007/s00216-008-2212-8. Epub 2008 Jul 8.

Abstract

Mass filters for miniature mass spectrometers are now being constructed using three-dimensional microfabrication techniques. Crossed-field, travelling-wave, time-of-flight, quadrupole and cylindrical ion-trap filters have all been demonstrated, with steadily increasing mass range and mass resolution. This paper reviews the range of available devices and the state of the art.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Mass Spectrometry / instrumentation*
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation*