Vibrating Sharp-edge Spray Ionization (VSSI) for voltage-free direct analysis of samples using mass spectrometry.
Xiaojun LiKushani AttanayakeStephen J ValentinePeng LiPublished in: Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM (2018)
Overall, we report a compact ionization method based on vibrating sharp-edges. The simplicity and voltage-free nature of VSSI make it an attractive option for field portable applications or analyzing biological samples that are sensitive to high voltage or difficult to access by conventional ionization methods.